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William T. Brennan May 12, 1942 - February 8, 2022 Obituary
Obituary of
William T. Brennan
Bill was a 1977
graduate of The City College of New York with a B.S. in
Engineering and was a fellow of the American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE). He was a professional engineer
for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for
nearly 30 years, working in the port, rail and aviation
departments. After he retired, Bill was a project
manager for several large engineering firms in New York
City, working on the state-of-the-art Newtown Creek
Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brooklyn. Bill was a
member of the Peter Andrews Castleton Memorial VFW Post
7337 and a parishioner of Historic St. Mary’s Church in
Albany.
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In Memory of
East
Greenbush, NY—William T. Brennan PE, 79, a Lt. Col. in
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a veteran of
Operation Desert Storm, peacefully entered life eternal
on February 8, 2022. He was born on May 12, 1942 in
Rockville Centre to Joseph and Eleanor (Corrigan)
Brennan and was a lifelong resident of Long Island
before retiring and moving to East Greenbush in 2019. As
a young man, he joined the 411th Engineer Brigade, a
major combat engineer command of the United States Army
Reserve, rising to the rank of Lt. Col. and earning two
Silver Star medals for gallantry in action and a Bronze
Star in recognition of heroic service and meritorious
achievement. During Operation Desert Storm, Bill served
with an advance team instrumental in building a fuel
pipeline infrastructure in Saudi Arabia to support
ground and air combat efforts. He also served on a joint
task force deployed to Panama, Central America, where he
led humanitarian projects, including construction of a
school and a water treatment facility.