of the Year." He also received the Medal of Honor Society's Patriot Award, the Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award, and was one of Irish America magazine's "Top 100". Egan received honorary degrees from Northeastern University, New England Institute of Technology, and the University of Ulster. Death Egan committed suicide at his Boston residence on August 28, 2009, aged 73, while suffering from Stage IV terminal lung cancer. According to his family, he also suffered from emphysema and diabetes. He was survived by his wife, Maureen, and their five children. References Further reading External links 1936 births 2009 suicides Ambassadors of the United States to Ireland American billionaires Engineers from Massachusetts United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War Northeastern University alumni United States Marines Dell EMC Businesspeople from Boston People from Hopkinton, Massachusetts Suicides by firearm in Massachusetts People from Milton, Massachusetts People from Dorchester, Massachusetts 20th-century American engineers 20th-century American businesspeople 2009 deaths