- Date Of Birth: February 15, 1942
- Date Of Death: August 16, 2020
- State: Connecticut
Edward John O’Neill, Ph.D, age 78, of Trumbull, loving husband of Frances (Neary) O’Neill, passed away peacefully Sunday with his loving wife by his side, August 16, 2020 at Bridgeport Hospital following a courageous battle with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Born in Washington, D.C., the son of the late Bernard and Alice (Kennedy) O’Neill, he had been an area resident for many years. Ed received his BS, Phi Beta Kappa and was class Valedictorian from Catholic University of America and his MS and Ph.D in Mathematics from Yale University. He retrained in Computer Science for college faculty from Clarkson University. Dr. O’Neill taught Mathematics and Computer Science at Fairfield University from 1967-2007 retiring as Associate Professor Emeritus. While at Fairfield University, he developed many life-long relationships and was loved and admired by both the faculty and his many students. Ed enjoyed running, playing tennis and basketball, and played on the Fairfield University faculty basketball team affectionately referred to as the “Doctors of Dunk”.
