CLASSNOTES OBITUARIES
MARC VANASSE ’73
Kevin E. Sheehan ’62, Trustee, Dies
Kevin Sheehan ’62, Canterbury’s Commencement speaker in 2006.
Kevin E. Sheehan ’62, a Trustee of and generous benefactor to Canterbury School, died on April 16, 2014, in New Smyrna Beach, FL. He was born on June 17, 1945, in Greenfield, MA. His father, Walter, served as Canterbury’s second headmaster from 1948-1973. His mother, Lynn Fontaine Sheehan served as the School’s First Lady and was its librarian for several years. Kevin was raised in New Milford. After graduating from Canterbury, he went to Williams College and received a Master’s Degree from 48
Harvard Business School. He then moved to Nashville, IN, and joined the labor relations division of Cummins Engine Company. It was there that he met his wife, Barbara Ann Frank. After more than 20 years at Cummins, he moved to Indianapolis and joined CID Venture Capital as a partner. He served on the board of numerous companies, including Flowserve, Contour Hardening, and Civic Science. Two years ago, he and Barbara move permanently to New Smyrna Beach to begin his retirement. Kevin served on Canterbury’s Board of Trustees from 2003-2012. From 2004-2012 he was the Board’s Secretary. In 2013, he was voted Trustee Emeritus. In 2006, he delivered the Commencement address. Barbara and sons Timothy ’94 and James, his sister Monica Sheehan Bennett ’73, his granddaughter Isla, a niece, and three nephews survive him. He was predeceased by his brother, Peter. During his four years at Canterbury, Kevin was a dorm proctor, a member of the Senior Council, and a member of The Tabard staff and Assistant Editor in his Sixth Form year. He was a fine athlete, having co-captained the Varsity Soccer team, and competed on the Varsity Basketball and Baseball teams. Kevin’s financial generosity established the Walter and Lillian Sheehan Endowment for Faculty and built the new Varsity Baseball backstop and dugouts. In addition, he supported changes to and the upkeep of Sheehan House, the dorm named in honor of his father. “A strong student and outstanding athlete while at Canterbury, Kevin grew into an astute businessman and gifted corporate leader,” said Headmaster Tom Sheehy. “He believed that excellent faculty were the key to a great education, so in memory of his parents he established one of our first endowment funds to support faculty. Kevin was a generous, hardworking, and farsighted trustee, friend, who was totally devoted to Canterbury’s mission. We will miss him very much.”