Joseph Oliver Cassidy

Joseph Oliver Cassidy passed away Tuesday July 16, 2024 in Newport, Rhode Island at the age of 87. Members of his immediate family were close by and with him during his final hours.

The son of Terrence and Theresa (Seery) Cassidy, he was born in Ballymote, County Silgo, Ireland on July 14, 1937 - one of nine siblings. Joe immigrated to England in his late teenage years and then to New York City where Joseph met his wife of 48 years, Helena (Eileen) Brennan, also an Irish immigrant from County Kilkenny.

Joe and Eileen settled in Greenwich, Connecticut where they raised four daughters who currently live in Boston, New York and Rhode Island. At the time of his death Joe was retired after working at Consolidated Edison in New York for 30 years.

Throughout his life, Joe was a kind and generous man who was quick with a joke. He was devoted to his family, valued education and wanted nothing more in life than to see his children and grandchildren be happy and successful. Joe loved listening to Irish music, being near the ocean and in the sun. He was a fisherman, a history buff, and an avid reader of his local New York newspapers.

In their final years, Joe and Eileen moved to Portsmouth, Rhode Island to be closer to family. After Eileen's death in 2016, Joe continued to be close with his daughters and grandchildren and loved to go out for an ice cream, or better yet a beer, with family.

He was a loving grandfather to his seven grandchildren who will always remember him as a loving, kind, funny and lighthearted.

Joseph is predeceased by his wife Eileen and survived by his four daughters - Theresa, Kathleen, Sharon and Deirdre, son-in-laws Chris and James, and seven grandchildren, Joseph, Ashley, Keira, Brennan, Ronan, Max, and Jack.

He has moved on to a peaceful place and we can take solace in knowing that while Joe will be sorely missed, he is reunited with his loving wife. His memory will never be forgotten. We love you always.

Services for Joseph will be private.