Edward A. Cunningham, Jr

Edward A. Cunningham Jr., 80 years of age, of Long Lake, NY, formerly a resident of Oakwold 107 Old Beach Road, Newport, RI, the beloved father of his 9 children and former husband to Dr. Colette L. Cunningham, died peacefully Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 11.30 am surrounded by his family. An avid Adirondack outdoorsman, Mr. Cunningham enjoyed many activities with his family and friends: boating, camping, hunting deer, hiking, fishing, and flying small aircraft. He was an excellent dancer and danced with his youngest daughter just six weeks ago at her wedding. He enjoyed travelinga"having visited many countries around the world. Mr. Cunningham was born in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, New York on December 26, 1930. He grew up on East 220th Street, Bronx, NY. He was the son of the late Edward A. Cunningham, Sr., JD and the late Helen T. Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham is survived by eight childrena"Eamonn A. Cunningham, Newport, RI , Kieran G. Cunningham and his wife Sharon, Middletown, RI, Catriona M. St. George and her husband Roland, Middletown, RI, Brigid A. Venti and her husband Chris, Newport, RI, Cormac J. Cunningham, Newport, RI, Moira G. Maloney and her husband Robert, Portsmouth, RI, Siobhn H. Kern and her husband Gnter, Westport, MA, ine L. Smutzer and her husband Chad, Woburn, MA. He was predeceased by his son Liam Joseph and granddaughter Ruiri Cunningham. He is also survived by his siblingsa"Dr. Ralph P. Cunningham and wife Angie, Peekskill, New York, Jane Mitrovic, Hammonton, NJ, Maureen Tensfeldt and her husband Raymond, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Beatrice Rose Easton and her husband Donald, Camp Hill, PA. He was predeceased by his sister, Helen Blubagh, and his brother John F. Cunningham, Alexandria, VA. Mr. Cunningham is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. He is also survived by his step children Tracy Bureau, Queensbury NY, Susan M. Angelo, Loudonville, NY, and Geoff Manganaro, of Rotterdam, NY. Mr. Cunningham graduated from Mount Saint Michaels High School in the Bronx, NY. He then attended Holy Cross College as a pre-law student until he was called to serve in the Korean War during his junior year of college. He was honorably discharged as a sergeant from the U.S. Marine Corps, after serving in the Korean War. Later he met and married Dr. Colette Kieran on September 26, 1957. They were married in St. Marys Church in the Bronx, NY. Mr. Cunningham worked in the casualty insurance business on Wall Street and attended night school to complete his college degree. He began his family life on Mayflower Avenue, in the Bronx, NY. Later he and his wife Dr. Colette Cunningham moved to Pelham Bay, followed by Purdys, NY, then Mahopac, NY. While living in Mahopac, Mr. Cunningham commuted to Wall Street, while his wife Dr. Colette Cunningham commuted to Grasslands Hospital in Valhalla, New York, as an anesthesiologist. Mr. and Dr. Cunningham moved to Newport, RI in 1967 when Mr. Cunningham began working for Allendale Insurance in Johnston, RI and his wife served as the Director of Mental Health at the Newport County Mental Health Center and staff member at the Newport Hospital. In May of 1971 Edward and Colette lost their son, Liam Joseph Cunningham after just three weeks of life. In 1975 Mr. Cunningham moved to New York, after he and his wife Colette divorced, and eventually moved to Monroe, NY with his second wife and step-children, where he commuted every day by train to NYC to work for the brokerage firm Montgomery Collins on Wall Street eventually serving as vice-president. He later retired to Long Lake, NY and then to Indian Lake, NY with his companion Phyllis Williams. He lived his final years in Long Lake, New York with his companion Marge Klevitch. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. A wake will be held at the Memorial Funeral Home on Broadway, Newport, RI on Monday September 19, 2011 from 4pm-8pm. There will be a gravesite service and burial September 20, 2011 at 9.30 am. St. Columbas Cemetery Chapel, Browns Lane, Middletown, RI.