OBITUARIES Francis Richard Tunney Jr. Francis Richard...

OBITUARIES

Francis Richard Tunney Jr.

Francis Richard Tunney Jr., a Newport Beach resident and former

chief financial officer of Irvine-based Allergan Inc., died on

Wednesday in a car accident near his ranch in Idaho. He was 55.

Mr. Tunney was born and raised in Philadelphia. After completing

high school and college, he served in the U.S. Army Reserve. He

earned his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law.

Mr. Tunney began his legal career as a clerk to the Chief Justice

of American Samoa. He came to Orange County in 1985 when he became

general counsel for Allergan. Mr. Tunney also served as the company’s

corporate vice president, secretary to the board, chief ethics

officer and chief financial officer. He retired in 2001.

Mr. Tunney served on the boards of directors of the Hoag Hospital

Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy Assn. of Orange County, Ocular

Science Inc., and Association Gate. He was awarded the Jurisprudence

Award from the Anti-defamation League in 1997.

Mr. Tunney is survived by wife Doris Tunney; sons Noah and Michael

Tunney; mother Agatha Danowski Tunney; sisters Daneen Snyder and

Helene Tunney; and brother Stanley Tunney.

Services will be held at noon Thursday at Pacific View Memorial

Park in Corona del Mar. A memorial service will also be held in

Ketchum, Idaho, at a later date.

Donations, in lieu of flowers, can be sent in Mr. Tunney’s memory

to the United Cerebral Palsy Assn. of Orange County or the Hoag

Hospital Foundation. For more information on donations, call Tom

Burnham at Allergan at (714) 246-4694.

Carl G. McPherson

A memorial service for 30-year Newport Beach resident Carl G.

McPherson will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at Pacific View

Memorial Chapel, at 3500 Pacific View Drive. Mr. McPherson died

Wednesday of cancer. He was 50. Mr. McPherson is survived by wife

Nancy McKown-McPherson; stepson Aaron McKown; and brothers Pat, Jeff

and Mike McPherson.

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