PETER BRITT NOONAN

Peter Britt Noonan, 90, passed away peacefully at home in Las Vegas on August 23, 2022. Born in Gardner, Massachusetts, he was a graduate of Boston College High School, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard Business School. His professional life as an engineer and management consultant led him, among many other diverse engagements, to the Apollo Space project and to Taiwan to consult on modernizing the island’s antiquated national rail system. He also worked on the merger of the American Football League with the National Football league to create today’s NFL. He was a proponent of the concepts of the Theory of Constraints and was instrumental in its adoption in many corporations. In later years, he took the entrepreneurial plunge with his pistachio farm in Argentina, leveraging the expertise he acquired from his many agricultural consulting assignments. He will be remembered as a lover of the fine arts including classical music, opera, Shakespeare and as a collector of Shona sculpture and modern Chinese ink painting. Always appreciative of great food, he cherished tucking into Eva’s gourmet delights. His trained tenor voice was heard in opera and choral performances, turned heads in church, and turned lights on in houses as he organized the annual family & neighborhood Christmas caroling. He was an avid and competitive sailor and lover of the sport of soccer. He became passionately involved in soccer as his children grew with the game. He coached and refereed in the neophyte Westport Soccer Association (WSA) and ultimately became the Association’s inaugural president, giving countless hours to not only his children but thousands of others. He was especially instrumental in the early development of competitive soccer for girls and women. He was a lifelong Boston sports fan but particularly loved his Red Sox and enjoyed the banter with his two Yankee-loving sons every year. He was committed to education and exceptionally proud of the academic, athletic, and professional accomplishments of his five children. His profound intellect will be deeply missed as he was well read and versed in a variety of subjects including economics, politics the arts and sports. He was predeceased by his mother Alma Roth Noonan, brother James R. Noonan, father James H. Noonan, step-mother

Mary C. Noonan and beloved daughter Clare Noonan Bolich. He is survived by his loving wife Eva Meder, brother Rev. Mark L. Noonan, former spouse Margaret Ryan Noonan, children Mary Alma Noonan, Michael Noonan, Mark

Noonan and Diane Eichler, and granddaughters Olivia, Tess, Caleigh and Meghan. Services will be private.