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Former Rockville Centre resident and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Col. William T. Brennan died on Feb. 8. He was 79.
Brennan was born on May 12, 1942, in Rockville Centre, to Joseph and Eleanor (Corrigan). He was a Long Island resident for many years before retiring and moving to East Greenbush, N.Y. in 2019. As a young man, he joined the 411th Engineer Brigade, a major combat engineer command of the U.S. Army Reserve, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and earning two Silver Star medals for gallantry in action, and a Bronze Star in recognition of heroic service and meritorious achievement.
During Operation Desert Storm, Brennan served with an advance team instrumental in building a fuel pipeline infrastructure in Saudi Arabia to support ground and air combat efforts. He also served on a joint task force deployed to Panama, where he led humanitarian projects, including construction of a school and a water treatment facility. He was a 1977 graduate of The City College of New York with a bachelor’s degree in engineering and was a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Brennan was a professional engineer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for nearly 30 years, working in the port, rail and aviation departments.
After he retired, Brennan was a project manager for several large engineering firms in New York City,.
Brennan is survived by his loving wife, Debra; their three children, William T. (Tyne) Brennan II, Grace Anne Brennan, and Rose Elizabeth Brennan; his sister, Regina Brennen; his children from his first marriage, Colleen Brennan, Joseph Brennan, Maureen (Amato) Delligatti, and Christine (Terence) Fitzgerald; and seven grandchildren, Killian, Matthew, Daniel, Hannah, Mychal, Thomas and John.
His funeral Mass was Feb. 12 at Historic St. Mary’s Church, and his internment was at New Sacred Heart Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Eternal Word Television Network, 5817 Old Leeds Road, Irondale, AL, 35210. Brennan’s condolences page can be found at castletonfuneralhome.com.
