Edward F. Regan Jr. ’54

Edward F. Regan Jr. ’54, of Portsmouth, R.I.; Feb. 7, one week after his 90th birthday. After earning his master’s degree in engineering from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute while working in New York for Sperry Corporation, he returned to Rhode Island to raise his family and began a long career at Raytheon, eventually retiring as head of systems engineering. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and he enjoyed traveling, especially to Italy. He also enjoyed genealogy, which led to him writing a detailed history of the family and discovering he was a descendant of a crew member on the Mayflower. He was an accomplished bridge player and a member of the Viking Bridge Club. He is survived by his wife, Pia; four sons; three daughters-in-law; four grandchildren; and a brother.