Obituary: Dr. Edward A. Greco Jr. - Portland Press Herald - Press Herald

SCARBOROUGH – Dr. Edward A. Greco Jr., 91, of Scarborough, died peacefully astatine location with his loving household by his side.

Dr. Greco was calved successful Portland connected Sept. 10, 1931. He was the lad of the precocious Dr. Edward A. Greco, Sr., and Katherine R. (Rasmussen) Greco. Edward was raised successful Portland and was a postgraduate of Cheverus High School people of 1949. After graduation, Edward attended Georgetown University earning a Bachelor of Science degree. After college, Edward was drafted into the United States Army serving from 1953 to 1955. While successful the Army and stationed successful Colorado, helium met the emotion of his beingness and champion friend, Rose Ilene (Burtis) Greco.

Edward and Rose joined successful 1955. After his discharge from the Army, helium and Rose moved to Burlington, Vt. wherever Edward attended the University of Vermont Medical School. Upon completion of his aesculapian acquisition and training, specializing successful cardiology, Edward returned to Maine to signifier medicine with his father, Dr. Edward A. Greco, Sr. He and his begetter were besides unit physicians astatine Mercy Hospital successful Portland. Edward was a cardiologist astatine Mercy for much than 50 years. Through the entirety of Edward’s aesculapian career, Rose was his beingness spouse who managed his aesculapian bureau and advocated for his patient’s care. Edward afloat retired from medicine successful 2010.

Edward enjoyed alert sportfishing and hunting. For implicit 40 years helium would marque an yearly travel to Colorado to hunt, food and sojourn family. He was skilled astatine tying flies and astatine making alert rods. He was a existent outdoorsman and enjoyed the quality of nature. In aboriginal years Edward enjoyed woodworking projects with his grandsons. Throughout his beingness helium was an avid reader.

Edward and Rose were devout Catholics and communicants of Holy Cross Church successful South Portland. He volition beryllium remembered by his household and friends arsenic a gentle, thoughtful and soft-spoken antheral of fewer words with a benignant heart.

Dr. Edward A. Greco, Jr., was predeceased by his wife, Rose Greco successful 2012.

He is survived by 2 sons, Edward A. Greco, III and his woman Anita Greco of South Carolina, and Thomas J. Greco and his woman Sally Williams of Biddeford; 4 daughters, Jude Greco of Nevada, Louisa Greco and her hubby Quinbert Tsi of Montreal, Canada, Katherine and James Troiano of South Portland, and Christine and Joseph Caresio of Mo.; 1 stepdaughter, Carol Flanigan of Arizona; and 9 grandchildren, Jennifer Rose Flannigan, Phillip Greco, Ryan Greco, Stefani Greco, Nicholas Troiano, Sam Troiano, Joseph Caresio, John Caresio, and Vivian Rose Caresio; 4 great-grandchildren, Jayden Rose Flannigan, Evalina Rose Matos, Sebastian Greco, and Lucas Greco.

Visiting hours celebrating Dr. Edward A. Greco Jr.’s beingness volition beryllium held connected Thursday, Nov. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. astatine the Conroy-Tully Walker South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland, prayers volition beryllium recited astatine 10:15 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial volition beryllium celebrated astatine 11 a.m. astatine Holy Cross Church 124 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Burial volition beryllium private. To presumption Dr. Greco’s memorial page, oregon to stock an online condolence, delight sojourn http://www.ConroyTullyWalker.com

Those who privation whitethorn marque memorial contributions successful Dr. Edward A. Greco Jr.’s representation to:

ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,

501 St. Jude Place,

Memphis, TN 38105