Obituary: Well-Known Bedford Doctor

Stephen T. Conway, MD, 66, of Bedford, passed away on November 18, 2013, at the Bedford Arbors, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on May 20, 1947, in Boston, MA, he was the son of Dr. James and Mary (Campbell) Conway. Stephen received his BS in Biology from Boston College, Cum Laude in 1969 and earned his medical degree from Tufts University in 1973. Prior to his retirement, in 2003, he spent his working career of 25 years as a self employed Ophthalmologist. Stephen was a member of the Tufts Medical School Alumni Association, as well as a board member of the Rhode Island Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons and Pawtucket Medical Society. He was proud of the teaching award that he received from Brown University School of Medicine, for his role as Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology. He loved music, played the piano and enjoyed golfing and vacationing with his family.

Members of his family include his loving wife of 40 years, Lorraine (Festa) Conway, of Bedford; two sons, Stephen Conway and wife Nazli of Windham and Christopher Conway of Providence, RI; two daughters, Anne Conway of Brooklyn, NY and Emily Carleton and husband Edward of Brooklyn, NY; two granddaughters, Layla Rose Conway of Windham and Eleanor Carleton of Brooklyn, NY; three brothers, Rev. Richard Conway of Dorchester, MA, Dr. James Conway II and wife Ruth of Manchester and Michael Conway of Needham, MA; two sisters, Sr. Ellen Conway of Waltham, MA and Mary Stewart and husband Richard of Framingham, MA.

Calling hours will be held from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday, November 21st, at Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St., Manchester, NH 03104. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10am on Friday, November 22nd, at St. Elizabeth Seton Church. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Alzheimer's Assoc. of NH, 5 Bedford Farms Dr., Suite 201, Bedford, NH, 03110; Doctors without Borders, USA, PO Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD, 21741-5030 or Marist Missionary Sisters, 349 Grove St., Waltham, MA, 02453, Attn: Donationsaaa