Alexander Paul Cunniff

February 14, 2020

On the morning of February 14th the unimaginable was discovered. Alexander Paul Cunniff, age 25, took his own life. He is survived by his parents Paul Cunniff and Kristine Cunniff, his stepparents Claudia Wagner Cunniff and Keith Emmett, his sisters Casey Curreri, Lilly, and Myla, his step siblings Megan Ellinwood, Kyle Emmett, and Connor Emmett, as well as his grandparents Kathleen Perri, John Cunniff, and Miriam Cunniff. Alex was an accomplished soldier, achieving the rank of WO2, completing airborne training as well as flight training for Black Hawk helicopters, and he was an Eagle Scout. Alex lived his life surrounded by the love of his family (both near and far), his wonderful friends, and his army family. He so often referred to his younger sisters, Lilly and Myla, as the lights of his life. Although in the end he was overcome, he loved them, his family, and his friends more deeply than can be expressed. In this time of such deep pain and sorrow, the family asks only that everyone remember our dear Alex fondly and hold your own brothers, sons, and friends close, for there are now too few in the world. A beautiful light has been snuffed out of the world. Now is the time to lean on one another and tell those you can how very much you love them. Funeral service with military honors will be held Thursday February 20th at 11:00 a.m. in the Winfield & Sons Funeral Home, 571 West Greenville Rd., Scituate. Calling hours Wednesday 4-8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to Mission 22. https://www.mission22.com