Obituary of Alfred D. Sheehan

Alfred Dennis Sheehan, Sr. of East Syracuse, died on Sunday at Sunnyside Nursing Home. He was born in Plainfield, NJ on July 9, 1928 to Owen and Caroline Worching Sheehan. He served proudly in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, attaining the rank of Sergeant 1st Class. Al spent the next 23 years with the Syracuse Police Department. Among his many duties was teaching Vehicle and Traffic Law and Accident Investigation in the Police Academy. He received many citations and awards for his work in accident reconstruction and investigation. After his retirement, he served as Director of Safety for Centro as well as Chairman of the Onondaga County Traffic Committee. He was the founder of Sheehan's Driving Academy. He was a member of the Syracuse Police Benevolent Association, Eastwood American Legion Post 1276 and a communicant of St. Matthew's Parish in East Syracuse. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Rita Masucci Sheehan, three sons; Alfred Dennis, Jr.(Nora), Kenneth D. (Lynn), and Michael O.(Chantal) as well as six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A memorial mass will be held on Wednesday at 9am at St. Matthew's Church in East Syracuse. Contributions may be mad to St. Matthew's Church, 229 West Yates Street, East Syracuse 13057.