2010 Town Report - Town of Ludlow

IN MEMORIAM
Dr. James E. Tierney
7/13/1933 - 1/8/2010
Dr. James E. Tierney, retired Superintendent of the Ludlow Public Schools from 1977 to 1994, passed
away on January 8, 2010. He was 77 years old. Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Dr. Tierney
graduated from Providence College, received a master’s in education/history from Tufts University and
earned a doctorate in Educational Administration and Supervision from Boston University.
He served as an information and education specialist in the 10 th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army
from 1956 to 1958 serving in Wurzburg, Germany. Following his military service, Dr. Tierney was a
district scout executive for two years in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, after which his entire career
was in public education.
To say that he was involved with his wonderful family is an understatement. He was a handyman,
lover of music, spent hours as a bookkeeper, prop maker, lighting and music coordinator to launch the
first Dance Workshop studio in his basemen. He had many projects, loved photography, traveling and
spent countless of hours with his family.
Along with his first wife Carole, who passed away in 1988, they raised six children. The family has
grown to include spouses, thirteen grandchildren, his second wife Rachel, his four siblings and several
nieces and nephews. Mr. Tierney was an all around family man and educator, whose honest,
generous and kind demeanor will live on in memories for his family and friends to cherish for years to
come. Peace be with him.