To the McEnaney family: My wife Laurie and are very sad to learn of your mother and father's deaths. As a lieutenant, I enjoyed the privilege of serving in a WWII legacy destroyer, RUPERTUS (DD 851), while your father commanded her. He was smart and thoughtful when taking decisions and, thus, enjoyed great success in leading that old ship through several arduous deployments. Tasking during one included what will likely be the last of warships experiencing counter-battery fire while attacking enemy shore gun emplacements with their own guns. I join Brian Lehman in attesting to your father's professional acumen and am not reticent to say that I pilfered many things from his "tool box" to use in subsequent shipboard assignments, to include command of my own ship. May your mother and he RIP.

To Siobhan, Tom, Mike, and Maura,
So sorry to hear of your father's passing. He was the best Captain I ever served under. He was the inspiration for the Captain in my book. I wish more Captains had been like your father. Hope you were proud of his service. As we say in our service for past shipmates. "You have been relieved, we have the watch." Captain McEnaney, I salute you one more time. Please Rest In Peace with your dear wife, Joan. Your children are in our prayers.
Sincerely,
Brian and Julie Lehman