Edward Sweeney

Edward F. Sweeney, 82, passed away in his home on May 11, 2010. He was the husband of Anita V.M. Sweeney (Shea). Born in Lowell on April 20, 1928, he was the son of the late Edward F. and Muriel (Wyman) Sweeney. He was raised and educated in Lowell. Edward enlisted in the United States Navy during WWII and was honorably discharged in 1946 when he started working with his father in the family business, Wyman Engraving Co. Dr. Sweeney received his Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. degrees in Biology from Boston University. He taught Biology at Boston University before joining the faculty at Salem State College where he was a professor of Biology for nearly thirty years. While at Salem State he spent his summers working at Osgood Hill, B.U.’s field education program center in North Andover. Besides his wife, Anita, he is survived by a son Daniel M. Sweeney of CT, daughters, Tracy Sweeney of Cambridge and Anita M. Aubin and her husband Jason of Westford, a sister Muriel Sweeney of New Mexico, two grandchildren Sabrina and Alicia Aubin, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Sweeney has donated his body for research to the Boston University School of Medicine. His family will hold a private service in his memory in the woods that he loved at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Edward’s name either for the benefit of Biology students, to Salem State College Foundation, 352 Lafayette St., Salem, MA, 01970 or to Lahey Clinic Liver Transplant Fund Attn: Dr. W. David Lewis, 41 Mall Rd, Burlington, MA, 01805.