Obituary of Walter L. Landergan, Jr.

Walter L. Landergan, Jr., 90 LYNNFIELD – Through hard work and determination, Walter L. Landergan Jr. accomplished much in his life: he was a dedicated student, a managing partner at a law firm, and a generous man who gave back to his community. But for Walter, his single greatest accomplishment was building a loving and kind family. Walter passed away on Friday, October 5th at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 90 years old. The son of Walter L. and Mary Frances (Bolger) Landergan, Walter grew up in Lynn and Lawrence, and graduated from Phillips Andover Academy on a scholarship. He then earned a second scholarship to Harvard University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a major in physics. Then, he went on to earn a degree at Harvard Law School. Walter spent his entire career, spanning 65 years, at Rich, May P.C. in Boston. For much of that time, he served as a managing partner. Walter will be remembered for his integrity, brilliance, kindness, and generosity. Walter was a loyal and devoted husband to Mary Elizabeth O’Shea Landergan, with whom he shared a beautiful marriage for 45 years until her death in 2001. Together, they raised four children in Lynnfield. In his later years, Walter was happiest at his home in Kennebunk, Maine, enjoying the beach and hosting big family celebrations. Walter is survived his four children and their spouses: Mary Landergan and her husband Robert Richardson of Melrose, Thomas J. Landergan and his wife Jean of Newburyport, Walter L. Landergan, III and his wife Maribeth Harrington of Charlestown, and Aileen Adams and her husband Robert of Beverly; 10 grandchildren, Katherine, John, Robert, Mark and Brian, Mary Frances and Betty Anne, and Thomas, Robert and William, as well as many beloved nieces and nephews. He was brother of the late Katherine Mathis of GA. Relatives and friends are invited to gather for his Funeral Service on Wednesday October 10th at 9 AM from the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody, followed by a Funeral Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Lynnfield. A visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5 – 8 P.M at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the Faustman Lab for Type 1 diabetes research, website https://giving.massgeneral.org/donate/faustman-lab/ to help find the cure for Type 1 diabetes.