Milestones
Timothy S. Delehaunty, 2008-2017
Timothy Delehaunty, former Head of Upper School, passed away suddenly at home in Marblehead, MA on November 14, his 50th birthday.
Tim grew up in central Massachusetts, first attending Worcester Academy and then College of the Holy Cross. Following a year in the Navy ROTC program—during which he experienced claustrophobia while on a ship in the Pacific Ocean—he put his efforts into distance running and captaining the cross-country team. He earned a B.A. in history in 1990 via Holy Cross’s History Honors Program. He later received an M.A. in English from Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English.
Tim’s career in education began as a teacher at The Rectory School in Pomfret, CT, living among middle school-aged students from around the world. He then went on to Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, PA (1992–1999) where he taught sixth and eighth graders. From 2001-2005, Tim served as Director of Studies at Lawrence Academy in Groton, MA where he also chaired the English department, taught tenth graders and coached cross-country and basketball.
Finding his way to Country School in 2008, Tim assumed the position of Head of Upper School. During his nine-year tenure, Tim led with a quiet grace and emotional intelligence. A noted orator and writer, Tim published several pieces including one about grit and resilience, which appeared in The Parents League Review and the letters section of The New York Times.
In 2017, Tim departed for Marblehead, MA to take the helm at Tower School, a position for which he was both prepared and enthusiastic.
Tim was a devoted athlete throughout his life––he played basketball, ran track, and completed ten marathons, and there was rarely a day when he did not run or ride his bike. He and his son, Ian, avidly followed baseball, European soccer, and professional and college basketball.
Tim is survived by his beloved wife of 23 years Theresa Delehaunty; his children Shea ’14 and Ian ‘17; his sister Elisabeth Delehaunty and her husband Peter Clary; his parents James and Katherine Delehaunty; his grandmother Mary Delehaunty; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
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