Joseph Christensen Regan, age 29, died tragically on April 6, 2017, in Purcellville, Va., in a motorcycle accident.
Born Dec. 4,1987, in Portland, Maine, to Joseph & Eleanor (El) Regan, he was their most beloved only child. Joseph was a graduate of Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Va., and received his B.S. at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va. He attended the masters program at Christopher Newport University, and completed three semesters of field research in California and Nevada studying the western migration of the bat population, along with teaching as adjunct professor in the mammalogy lab for one semester.
During this time, Joseph worked at the NASA Langley Research Center Development Program, and became project lead for a year. Prior to his death, Joseph was employed in sales in Leesburg, Va.
Joseph spent most of his life cherishing summers at his family’s gingerbread cottage in the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association on Martha’s Vineyard. He had a passion for many years for playing ice hockey, camping, riding all-terrain vehicles, and learning the intricate details of all motor vehicles. His greatest desire was to use his sales experience and incorporate it into the science or environmental field. Joseph will be most remembered for his infectious laughter, his beautiful smile, and his kind, sensitive nature.
Along with his parents, Joseph leaves behind his devoted Uncle “Akee,” loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and many close friends from South Portland, Maine, Chesapeake, Va., northern Virginia, and Martha’s Vineyard.
A private funeral Mass was held at St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg, Va. A graveside service is planned in Oak Bluffs when Joseph’s remains are put to rest, as was always his wish because of his abiding love for Martha’s Vineyard.
In Joseph’s memory, donations may be made to MVCMA Org. (Tabernacle or Tree fund) at MVCMA, P.O. Box 1685, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557.
The post Joseph Christensen Regan appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times.