Edmund Hugh Herlihy
August 10, 1946 - November 07, 2019
Mission Viejo CA
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Edmund Hugh Herlihy
August 10, 1946 - November 07, 2019
Mission Viejo CA
Obituary
Mission Viejo ” Edmund Hugh Herlihy passed away Thursday the 7th of November in Orange County, California.
Born in 1946 in Ireland, Ed was a true global citizen having visited over thirty countries since he left Dublin at the age of nineteen. His career in the hospitality industry and love for adventure took him to Switzerland, France, Canada, Grenada, Australia, Czech Republic, and Bahrain where he helped open the Gulf Hotel in Manama in 1970. It was during his time as General Manager at the Gulf Hotel that he met his wife of forty-seven years, Emma Herlihy. His career eventually brought the family to sunny southern California, where they settled in Mission Viejo to support his kids swimming careers. Organizing the visit of President Ronald Reagan to Grenada in 1986, coordinating the official visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Bahrain in 1979, and working as Vice President of The Queen Mary in Long Beach, California were some of the many career highlights of Ed Herlihy.
Ed had friends from around the world as he was fortunate to meet many wonderful people during his international travels. They would all attest to his generosity, humor, and classic ‘gift of the gab’.
He is survived by his wife, Emma; children, Brendan Herlihy, Siobhan Herlihy Singh, and Edmund P Herlihy; four grandchildren, all of whom brought great joy to his life; and his brothers and sisters, Brendan Herlihy, Eleanor Cahill, Miriam Malone, and Conor Herlihy.
O’Connor Mortuary Service, has been entrusted with arrangements.
Funeral Mass
- Date & Time: November 25, 2019 (10:30 AM)
- Venue: St. Kilian Catholic Church
- Location: 26872 Estanciero Drive Mission Viejo, CA 92691 - (Get Directions)
- Phone Number: (949) 586-4440
Graveside Service
- Date & Time: November 25, 2019 (12:00 PM)
- Venue: Ascension Cemetery
- Location: 24754 Trabuco Road Lake Forest, CA 92630 - (Get Directions)
- Phone Number: (949) 837-1331
33 responses to Edmund Hugh Herlihy
Rahul Ali says:
November 19, 2019
My deepest condolences to Emma and the family. Edmund was a wonderful person and will be missed dearly. I will always cherish our time together in Bahrain. May his soul rest in peace. Rahul Ali
Barbara Moro says:
November 20, 2019
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal
Love leaves a memory no one can steal
Our prayers & thoughts are with you.
Tony, Barbara, Marc & Jaclyn Moro
James, Lydia, Ashley Enright says:
November 20, 2019
Dear Emma, Brendan, Siobhan, Edmund and family,
We remember with great fondness the many happy times with had at your home in MV with Ed’s wonderful cooking. Great times and cherished memories that will last. Please accept our condolences. May Ed rest in peace.
I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on the tombstone
From the beginning…to the end
He noted that first came the date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years
For that dash represents all the time
That they spent alive on earth.
And now only those who loved them
Know what that little line is worth
For it matters not, how much we own,
The cars…the house…the cash.
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.
James, Lydia, Ashley (Virginia)
Nanette Moore says:
November 20, 2019
Emma and all the family,
Sincere sympathies to all of you.
My memories of Edmund are of my childhood with the Herlihy’s. His mother Nellie and mine Nanette were the best of friends since childhood in Tralee. It continued all their lives, We shared our growing up in Dublin, I went to school with Miriam, had holidays in Donabate. The memories are precious. Edmund and my brothers were very close, of course.
Again so sad to get the news from Con.
Nanette (Barrett) and John Moore,
Fenit, Tralee,
Co Kerry.
Nicki Davis says:
November 21, 2019
My thoughts and prayers are with your family during this time. Heaven received another beautiful Angel. All my love Siobhan, to you and your family.