Jeffrey John McNulty
April 8, 1972-June 22, 2021
Jeff McNulty, age 49, died peacefully on June 22nd at home in San Francisco after a courageous battle with brain cancer. His wife and sister were at his side.
Born to Barbara and David McNulty in Setauket, New York on April 8, 1972, Jeff was the youngest of five children. He spent a happy childhood on Long Island and at the family farm in Millbrook, NY, the wellspring of his love for nature and the outdoors. After graduating from the University of Vermont in 1994, Jeff found his way to San Francisco, where he headed up the Regional Sales Team at ThomsonReuters. It was also in San Francisco that Jeff met his wife, Lindsay. They married in 2012 and have two sons, William and Matthew.
Jeff (aka JJ, aka Googs, among many other monikers) never met a stranger. Throughout his life, he forged friendships -- the lasting, deep, lifelong kind -- wherever he went. You could count on Jeff to show up for events big and small, near and far. He was the link who kept friend networks connected.
Jeff liked being with friends more than he liked being in photos with friends. He liked being social, not on social media. Known for his quick wit and ready laugh, Jeff loved Bay Area sports teams (and the N.Y. Jets and Mets), California wines, dogs, travel, fishing, and days spent on the golf course or ski slopes or softball field or bowling alley. He prized experiences and people over things. And he always had a cast of characters eager to share those experiences with him.
In recent years, Jeff’s biggest adventures were with his wife and children, whether it was coaching Little League, taking camping trips, spending happy days at the Zoo, or watching the Giants win. He also spent considerable time on the causes most important to him, including the Olympic Club Foundation, Help for Children, and the San Francisco Zoo. When COVID struck last year, Jeff was quick to find a way to help needy families in San Francisco, personally delivering weekly meals across the city.
Jeff will be deeply missed by all those who were fortunate enough to know and love him. He is survived by his loving wife, Lindsay, his two sons William and Matthew, his three siblings Kathleen (John) Diana, Patrick (Patti) McNulty, Brian (Kerry) McNulty, along with his nephew Thomas McNulty and three nieces, Jessica McNulty, Kate McNulty, and Izzy McNulty.
Memorial services will be held in San Francisco, California and Setauket, New York. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Jeff’s memory may be made to the Olympic Club Foundation, Help for Children, San Francisco Zoo or UCSF Brain Tumor Center. Most importantly, the family asks that you continue Jeff’s legacy of staying connected. That even in death may he continue to be the glue that holds so many people together.