Obituary of Lawrence T. Kirwan Jr.

Lawrence Thomas Kirwan, Junior, (“Larry”) age 66, died peacefully at home in Kingston, Massachusetts after a brief illness on Friday, October 18th, 2024. He was surrounded by his wife, Nongrudee “Kung” Kirwan, and his two sons Edward and Matthew. 
 

Larry was born to Lawrence T. and Jean M. Kirwan and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts prior to moving to South Weymouth, Massachusetts, the fourth of seven siblings. In his lifetime, he also lived in Duxbury, and Pembroke before ultimately moving toKingston.

He is survived by his sisters: Kathleen Feeney, Judith Kirwan Kelley, Jean Fargo, andNancy Kirwan-Hayden. Surviving Larry also is his brother Scott Kirwan. Larry was predeceased by his sister Christine McGrath Abbott.

Larry graduated from Weymouth South High School in 1975, and subsequently earned his Bachelor’s Degree at Suffolk University, Boston in 1979. In 1981 Larry became employed at New England Surgical Instruments, a company founded by his parents initially in the basement of the family’s Duxbury home. As the business rapidly expanded, Larry joined other members of the family in working at the surgical instrument manufacturing company which had relocated to the well-known New England Sandpaper Factory in Rockland, MA. The name of the business was changed by Lawrence Kirwan, Sr, to Kirwan Surgical Products, Inc. The name helped the company to distinguish itself, emphasized that Kirwan is a family-owned and operated business, and signaled a new focus on developing proprietary technology.

Visiting hours for Larry Kirwan will be held on Friday, October 25th from 4:00 PM – 8:00PM at Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main St.Kingston. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, October 26th at 10 AM at Holy Family Catholic Church, 601 Tremont St., Duxbury. Burial will immediately follow at Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. http://www.stjude.org  or the charity of one’s choice.