Stephen P. Conway
August 27, 2010
DANVERS—Stephen P. Conway, 57, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 27, 2010. He was the loving husband of Janis P. (Murphy) Conway, with whom he shared 33 years of marriage. Born in Passaic, NJ on March 17, 1953, he was the beloved son of Robert Conway of Peabody and Bernice “Bunny” (Bartlett) Conway of Beverly. He was raised in Danvers and attended the former St. Peter’s High School in Gloucester before graduating from Bishop Fenwick High School in 1971. He went on to graduate from St. Anselm’s College in 1975 with a Bachelor's of Science in Economics. A Danvers resident for over thirty years, Steve was a partner in Northeast Flange & Fittings in Peabody. He also worked alongside his son for many years with Conway Landscaping. For many years, he was a Danvers Youth Hockey Coach. He was a loving and dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and friend. In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by his children, Ryan Conway, his wife Ryanne and their daughter Ava of Middleton, Robert Conway of Danvers, Timothy Conway of Danvers, and Lauren Conway of Danvers, his brother, Robert Conway of Florida, his mother-in-law, Marie Murphy of Danvers, and a loving extended family. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 at 9AM in St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, 24 Conant St, Danvers. Burial will follow in Annunciation Cemetery, Danvers. Visiting hours are Tuesday from 4-8PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. Donations in Steve's name may be made to the Stephen P. Conway Education Fund, c/o Loren Rocker, Danversbank, 3 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923.
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Ryan, Our deepest condolences to you and your family.Find comfort in your memories. Patty & Barry FitzGerald Jake, Julie and Sarah Carney
Rob, Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. You all are in our thoughts and prayers. Jamie, David and Austin Bonham
Our deepest sympathy and condolences to the Conway and Murphy families in this difficult time. We shall keep all of you in our thoughts and prayers. Peace.
Janice, Ryan,Bunny and family, Our deepest condolences to you at this difficult time. You are in our thoughts and prayers Blessings, Liz, Steve and Andrew Nelson
To the Conway family–I am so sorry for your loss. I will always remember Steve as one of the kindest, thoughtful and sincere gentleman I have ever known. My prayers are for all of you. God Bless. Marie Romsavich
Janis, Out hearts go out to you and your family.
I lost a good childhood friend, Steve Conway. Steve and I grew up in the same neighborhood, he was a year younger then me. Steve and I went to St Mary’s the Annunciation together and then on to St Peter’s Boys High School in Gloucester. Steve would help me with my paper route and fill in for me when I was on vacation. Of course, Steve would take my dog Tippy along on the paper route because Tippy knew the route better than any of us. Steve bought my paper route when I moved on. We would wash and wax our fathers’ cars together before we had our licenses. Steve’s Dad had a beautiful Mustang and my family had a blue 1966 LeMans. When I got my license Steve and I drove to St Peter’s H.S. together. It was a 19 mile drive one way but Steve and I shared some good driving time in my VW beetle. I went to St Anselm College and a year later Steve also went to St Anselm’s. Things got busy for me, I got married in college and we were blessed with a daughter. Steve would baby sit Kelly for while in school. After college I went into the Navy and Steve and I lost contact. I wish I could have seen Steve over the summer, I wish I could tell him now that he was a good friend and more then ever I realize now how much I enjoyed his company, friendship and loyalty. Steve may the good Lord welcome you with open arms and reign His love and mercy upon you. You followed me in my early childhood and I pray you will be there when my time comes. Rest in Peace good friend. Jim Cunningham
So very sorry for your loss. Steve was so proud of his kids. Love, Terry and Ed Dattoli
Ryan, Nana Bunny and all the Conway’s I am truly sorry to hear about Stephen’s passing. He was a great dad, coach, and all around guy. My thoughts and paryers are with you all. Regards, Andrew Nelson
Our prayers and love are with all of you.
Dear Janis & Family – You are in my prayers and my deepest condolences to you during this most difficult time. Steve was a very special man, a good friend. We grew up together and Steve, Stosh we called him back then, and my brother Jim were very good friends. Steve used to drive me to school when he went to Bishop Fenwick and I always felt I had another “big brother” there to watch over me. He also pulled me out of a few trees which I insisted on climbing, but never could find my way back down! He protected me from the “bullies” in the neighborhood when Jim wasn’t around. I will continue to keep you and your family in my prayers and hope you can find the comfort you need to get you through this time. God Bless & Keep You and know that Steve is now safely in the Palm of God’s Hand. With Much Love & Sorrow, Marian (Cunningham) Gallagher
Janis, Ryan & Ryanne, Tim, Rob, and Lauren …. as well as The Dembowski’s, Murphy’s, Conways and friends…. There are no words to describe how sorry I am for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Steve will be missed by so many for being such a dynamic, caring, generous person – someone who always had a smile on his face and whose laughter would fill a room. You are all in my heart – and I pray for you to have the strength to get though this sad time. I am soo sooo sorry. Love, Danielle Morse
Janis, Marie and children, You are all in my thoughts at this very difficult time.I only wish I lived closer to help. Be strong and God Bless you all. Lynn
Conway Family, I want to send my condolences during this difficult time. I will always remember the many times Steve would make me and many others laugh, which was all the time. He was always on top of his gossip, the many calls that came up on his police scanner. I always loved his stories about his midnight snack with his extra large ice cream bowl. He was a great person, friend, father, coach and husband. He will be truly missed.
God bless you, Steve.
Steve, you will be missed. I don’t think I have ever met a man so proud of his family, and rightfully so. Janis and Steve raised their kids to be remarkable adults. A few memories I have of Steve are of him bringing coffee to a sick neighbor, babysitting our dogs when we went on vacation, driving everyone to the airport, basically doing whatever he could for anyone who needed him. We couldn’t have asked for a better “second” Father for our daughter. There will be a big hole without him. Janis, Ryan, Ryanne, Robbie, Tim and Lauren, Remember to keep those memories alive, we can all share these with Ava so she will know what a good, generous man her Grampy was. He will always be in our hearts. Rest in peace.
Bunny and Robbie, I just heard the news. I am so sorry for your loss. My heart aches for you and I wish i could be there. I have fond memories of playing baseball in your backyard and games in the neighborhood, helping with Steve’s paper route. Robbie it has been too long..I attend Red Sox games with Wayne Contois and have asked for you. Sending my love from Vermont. Bruce Morrissey
Ryan, our Deepest Sympathy to you and your family. Remember all the wonderful times. Eva Soucy & John Carr
On behalf of our whole family, we send our deepest condolences to all of you. My mom and dad had the pleasure of seeing Steve not too long ago while at a restaurant and with great pride he told them about working with Ryan and about his business. I grew up in the hockey rink and I remember seeing Steve at every hockey game or practice. He had a great smile and couldn’t be a prouder dad. We are so sorry for your loss.
Sending our thoughts and prayers to the Conway family at this sad time…Steve will be missed by all who knew him. He was a good man, father, husband and friend to all. This town will never be the same. God bless Janice, Ryan, Tim, Robbie and Lauren and extended family. Take comfort in knowing he is in a better place. Sending our love, Dave, Kristen Davis and Kyle McCullough.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time.
To the Conway family: I’m so sorry to hear of Stephen’s death. He was one of the kindest neighbors and friends growing up, so much like his mom. Always had a warm and caring smile. Your all in my prayers in this very hard time. Love Pam
I am very sorry to hear about Stephen. My condolescence to Janice and the kids. Stephen will definitely be missed. We have some very fond memories of Stephen over the years from family get togethers.
Dear Janice, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this most difficult time. Sincerely, Paula Nowak Bartlett