Bill Finnegan of Southampton Dies at 95

William Bartholomew Finnegan of Southampton died Friday at . Born May 23, 1916 in Brooklyn, he was 95.

Finnegan graduated from Westbury High School and began a long mechanical engineering career at Sperry Gyroscope. He retired from Airborne Instruments Laboratory, a division of Cutler Hammer in Deer Park.

Finnegan is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mildred; daughter Patricia Pellegrino and husband Alan of Southampton; son Kevin and wife Diane of Southampton; four grandchildren, Christopher and Jodi Pellegrino of Yamhill, Oregon; Pamela and Brian Blackburn of Tujunga, California, Brian Finnegan of Connecticut and Jennie Finnegan of Southampton; and three great-grandchildren, Piper and Cricket Pellegrino of Yamhill, Oregon, and Samuel Blackburn of Tujunga, California.

Finnegan was a founding member of and enjoyed the many years of his longtime membership at .

"Bill lived life to the fullest everyday and loved the beauty of the East End especially the clamming and fishing," according to an obituary from. "His smiling Irish eyes and warm sense of humor will be greatly missed by his family and friends."

A funeral mass was held Wednesday at in Southampton followed by a private cremation.