Capt. Edward J. P. Duffy, USNR Retired the beloved husband of Peggy, his wife of 27 years passed away peacefully on November 27 2011 at his home in Lusby, MD at age 75. Born on September 2nd, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY to immigrant parents, the late James and Kathleen Duffy.

He graduated from Erasmus High and then the Brooklyn School of Aeronautics certified in aircraft maintenance. The Navy recruited him for a cadet program where he graduated flight training at US Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, TX in 1957. He served 6 years active duty as a Transport Training Commander and Pilot, then served most of his 18 years in the Naval Reserve as a Transport Pilot at Andrews Air Force Base, MD until his retirement in 1978.

His commercial career with the airlines spanned almost 30 years beginning with Capital Airlines in 1959. Capital merged shortly thereafter with United Airlines where he flew domestic flights until he retired in1988. After 30 years of residing in California he returned to Maryland with his wife in 2008.

He was proud to be a member of The Naval Reserve Association, The American Legion, The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, and The Retired United Pilots Association. He belonged to both Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Solomons, MD and St. Teresa of Avila in Bodega, CA.

He was a loving father of daughters, Mary Clabaugh of Roswell, NM, Anna Duffy of Rohnert Park, CA, and son Tim Duffy of San Jose, CA. Also survived by his sister, Patricia Warnock of Hackettstown, NJ, 6 stepchildren, 15 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his daughter Katie Duffy and his sister Anna Mahoney.

He enjoyed gardening, fishing, boats, reading and researching Civil War History.

Memorial services will be celebrated at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Bodega, CA. The Rosary will be at 7:30pm on Friday, December 9th and Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, December 10th. Inurnment immediately following at Calvert Catholic Cemetery in Bodega, CA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to The Katie Duffy Memorial Scholarship Program c/o YWCA, Sonoma County, P O Box 3506, Santa Rosa, CA 95402, The Fisher House Foundation, Inc.111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20850-5168 or the charity of your choice.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.