Dr. V. Timothy Shea, Jr.

Dr. V. Timothy Shea Jr. of Woodbury, CT died peacefully at home surrounded by the love of family and friends on February 11, 2022. Tim was born June 16, 1938 in Waterbury, son of the late Dr. Vincent T. and Helen (Scully) Shea. He attended Canterbury School in New Milford and graduated from Villanova University in 1960. Tim received his Doctor of Medicine degree from University College Dublin in 1965 and completed his training with a residency at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester, MA. Tim then served in the U.S. Army at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he tended to injured soldiers returning from Vietnam. Upon returning to Connecticut, Tim continued to devote his life to serving others as a surgeon at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, eventually becoming Chairman of the Department of Surgery from 1994 - 2004. He and his family settled in Woodbury, a town he truly loved. Tim met the love of his life, Judy Aquilani, of Norristown, PA, at a college mixer. They married in 1964 and were blessed with five children.

Among other activities, Tim found joy in tennis, golf, skiing, reading, traveling, nature and watching birds in the yard. He loved spending time with his good friends and family, and he particularly loved playing with his thirteen grandchildren. Besides his wife Judy of 57 years, Tim is survived by his four daughters, his son, their spouses and his thirteen grandchildren: Mary and Paul Wilson of Wellesley, MA, Maura and Jack Worgan of Middlebury, Julie and Richard St. Hilaire of Watertown, Siobhan and Andrew Rossi of North Salem, NY, Timothy and Pavinee Shea of Woodbury, and grandchildren: Emily, Katie, Julia and Charlotte Wilson, Christopher and Colleen Worgan, Jake and Sam St. Hilaire, Ava and Henry Rossi, and Luke, Mickey and Ben Shea. Tim is also survived by his siblings Rosemary Petruzzi and her husband Len of Woodbury, David Shea and his wife Kathie of Wolcott, Paul Shea and his wife Heidi of Middlebury, Dr. Richard Shea and his wife Sally of Watertown, Helen Chittum and husband Jay of Woodbury, Tara Gryga and husband Phil of Wolcott, brothers-in-law, Lee Powers of Middlebury and Leonard Genovese of Delray Beach, FL, his Aunt Marguerite Shea of Southbury, Sister in law Eileen Aquilani of Eagleville, PA and brother in law Jim Aquilani and his wife Lenora of Houston, DE. and numerous nieces, nephews and relatives. Tim was predeceased by his sisters Sheila Powers and Colleen Genovese.

Judy and her family extend a sincere and special thank you to Tim’s loving and kind caregivers from Always Best Care who were constantly by his side and who truly brightened up his days. 

Friends may call the Woodbury Funeral Home of Munson-Lovetere on Wednesday February 16, 2022 from 4 to 7 pm. A funeral mass will be held in St Teresa’s Church, 146 Main Street South in Woodbury on Thursday February 17, 2022 at 10 am. Burial will be held in the New North Cemetery Woodbury.

In lieu of flowers and in memory of Tim, memorial donations may be sent to Children of the Light (www.heart4children.com) or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (www.michaeljfox.org/donate).

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