Hogan, John J. “Jack”, husband of Mary D. (Larkin) Hogan and the late Joanne (Quinn) Hogan died December 9, 2015 at age 94 in Delray Beach, FL.
Jack and his twin sister Marion D. Copperthwaite, Nee, Hogan was born on 3 July 1921 in Long Branch, NJ to John F. Hogan and Marion S. (Conrad) Hogan. He grew up in Red Bank, NJ, and was a graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School, Manhattan College in NYC (Class President) and trained at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD to become a naval officer.
He served in WW II as an Engineering Officer aboard the USS Philadelphia and the USS Bataan in the Mediterranean and the Pacific; he was in Tokyo Bay just after the surrender.
Jack was an avid sportsman. Golf was his passion, as well as tennis, skiing, bowling and Frisbee with his sons Quinn and Steven.
He worked for Exxon (ESSO) for his entire career including designing distribution terminals and stations in NJ, IL and MA.
Jack enjoyed traveling and spending time with friends and family, especially his cousin Jack Breslin and family.
He leaves to cherish his memory his second wife of 23 years, Mary D. Hogan, three of his four children and their spouses, Eileen and Richard Amesbury of Lakewood Ranch, FL, J. Quinn and Mary J. Hogan of Concord, NH, Steven and Marcia Hogan of Hampton, NH as well as 9 grandchildren, 2 great-grand children and many nieces and nephews.
Jack was pre-deceased by his first wife of 46 years, Joanne Quinn Hogan in 1991, his eldest daughter Carolyn Benson in April 2015 and his twin sister Marion in 2005.
His Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, December 28, 2015 at 10:00 am at the Sacred Heart Catholic Chapel on Summer St. in Yarmouthport; burial to follow at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hospice of Palm Beach County. Please go to: http://www.hpbcf.org/file/donationform.pdf for more information.
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