John Thomas Poirier

Jack, as he was known, was born on 26 August 1931 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and grew up in Somerville where he attended St. Clements School. After enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps and serving in Korea, Jack attended Boston College and graduated with a B.A. in Economics in 1956.

In 1960, Jack married Mary Jeanne Norton. Together they had 5 children: John, Denise Gemma (Thomas), Mark (Melanie), Matthew (Emily), Ellen Williams (Michael) and 11 grandchildren: Veronica, Christina (Lee), Michael, Teresa, Patrick, Danielle (Alex), David, Genevieve, Jack, Emma, and Dwight. Jack and Mary Jeanne loved their marriage.

Jack joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1958 and served for 28 years, retiring in 1987 as a member of the Agency’s Senior Intelligence Service. During his career as a security officer, Jack lived and worked in Turkey, Germany, Pakistan, and Thailand, as well as Northern Virginia and the Boston area.

Jack and Mary Jeanne settled in Scituate, Massachusetts in 1978 and cherished their happy years together in Scituate.

Jack’s legacy is devotion to God, family, and country.

A visitation will be held on Sunday December 3, 2023 from 4pm-8pm at Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, Scituate. A funeral mass will be held on Monday December 4, 2023 at 11am at St. Mary of the Nativity Church, 1 Kent Street, Scituate.