Arthur Philip Gallagher of Edgartown, formerly of Lowell, the well-respected Oak Bluffs town accountant, died Monday, June 13, 2016, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was 62.
He was the beloved husband of Vera A. (Quinlan) Gallagher, with whom he just celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on Oct. 11, 2015.
Born in Lowell on Feb. 2, 1954, the son of the late Charles A. and the late Elizabeth A. (Barrows) Gallagher, he attended Lowell schools, and was a graduate of Lowell High School in the class of 1972.
Arthur went on to receive his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Suffolk University in 1976. He later attained his master’s degree in accounting, also from Suffolk.
He began his career as an auditor with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, and in 1981 he proudly passed the Massachusetts CPA exam.
Arthur was the town accountant for Oak Bluffs. Previously, he was the town accountant for the communities of Bedford, Framingham, Wilmington, and Weymouth. In addition, he served as the auditor for the city of Lowell from 2001 to 2003.
A true family man, Arthur most enjoyed his time spent with them. He loved classic movies, music, and historical documentaries, and was a member of the Suffolk University Alumni Association.
Besides his wife, Arthur is survived by two sons, Brice T. Gallagher of Lowell and Shane Q. Gallagher and his wife Shelagh (Walsh) of Tewksbury; sisters Mary E. Lukas of Chelmsford, Margaret A. Dorr of Lowell, and Anne C. Gallagher of Chelmsford; a brother, Charles F. Gallagher of Chelmsford; two aunts, Effie (Bikos) Barrows of Methuen and Margaret (Barrows) Flannery of Wellesley; his in-laws Mary Margaret Ahearn of Dracut, Rosemary B. Brewster and husband Bruce of Lowell, Katherine W. Breen of Lowell, Kerry A. Deveau and her husband Jeffrey of Lawrence, Francis X. Quinlan Jr. and his wife Dorothy of Lowell, Michael H.W. Quinlan and his wife Deborah of Bedford, N.H., and Patrick T. Quinlan of Lowell, and many nieces, grandnieces, nephews, and grandnephews. He was predeceased by his mother and father-in-law Vera (Cadigan) and Francis X. Quinlan Sr., brother-in-law David “Nip” Ahearn and sister-in-law Laurie E. Quinlan.
Visitation is at the O’Donnell Funeral Home, 276 Pawtucket Street, in Lowell from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, June 17. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral Mass, to be celebrated Saturday morning at Immaculate Conception Church, also in Lowell, at 10 am. Interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery in North Tewksbury.
Condolences may be expressed at odonnellfuneralhome.com. Those wishing may make contributions in his memory to the Monastery of the Poor Clares.
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