SHEA, WILLIAM JOHN

As the sun rose at 5:38 am on May 26, 2021, Bill, surround by his family in a room filled with love, rose to be with the Son.

A compassionate, gentle, selfless man, Bill is survived by the family he cherished: wife Grace (nee Amati), daughters: Patti (Dan) Murphy, Susie (Mark) Miller and Pam Lairdieson, grandchildren: Katie, Lauren and Bill Murphy; Erika, Nicole, Hannah and Matthew Miller; Ryan, Grace, Meghan and Jake Lairdieson, and sister Mary Anne (Bill) Boylan. Bill is joining his family: parents, John and Margaret; sister Suzanne Gallagher and brother, John.

Friends are invited to his Viewing on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at St Gabriel Church, 29th and Dickinson Streets, Philadelphia, PA from 4PM to 6 PM.

Relatives and friends are invited to his Viewing and Funeral Mass on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at St Patrick Church, 104 Channing Avenue, Malvern, PA. The Viewing will be held from 10AM to 11:45 AM with Mass at noon.

Interment SS Peter and Paul Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bill's memory to Our House Ministries, 1441 S. 29th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146. The charity resides in the location of the former Shea Funeral Home in Grays Ferry and provides housing to those recovering from addiction as they seek employment. https://ourhouseministries.org/