John was the oldest of five children in a large Irish Catholic family and grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He graduated from Immaculata High School in 1948 and went on to obtain a B.S in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ in 1952. Shortly after receiving a commission in the Navy, he married the beautiful love of his life, Mary Gearldine Morgan on June 5, 1954. Soon after John and his bride relocated to Monterey, California to John’s first duty station at the Naval Post Graduate School there where he graduated from OCS in 1955. John returned to the east coast with his new growing family living in Bethesda where he was stationed with the Navy. John worked for Sperry Gyroscope on Long Island where he worked on the inertial navigation system for the Apollo program later receiving additional post graduate training at M.I.T in Boston.
He was an avid gardener, cook and photographer, a Celtic and Notre Dame Fan and a staunch conservative Republican who loved Ronald Regan. Mary and John lived in Old Lyme for 31 years before relocating to Hebron in 2009. John valued his family, his beloved dogs, his faith and his country most, and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, his five children, Geraldine, James, Jennifer, Christopher, and Bill, his eight grandchildren Justin, Ryan, Katherine, Madeline, Charlie, Colin, Audrey, and Lauren and three great grandchildren Shane, Ryan, and Kiley. He is also survived by his brothers Kevin and Brendan and his sisters Shiela and Maureen.
Calling hours will be held from 5-7pm at Fulton-Theroux Funeral Home in Old Lyme on Monday, February 27. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, February 28 at 10:00 am at Christ the King Church in Old Lyme. Memorial Donations may be made in his memory to The Melanoma Foundation or to Masonicare Partners Home Health and Hospice.
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