Avis de décès de John Shea

Shea, John R. "Jack" "Jackie" Of Needham and Scituate, formerly of Arlington, March 14th. Beloved husband of Claudette O. (Dusseault) Shea. Son of the late Commander John J. and Elizabeth (Kelley) Shea. Devoted father of John T. Shea and his wife Catherine Baudino of Gloucester, Laura S. Knowles and her husband Michael of Proctor, VT, Christine E. Pitts and her husband Daniel of Marshfield. Grandfather of Megan, Calvin, Colleen, Mitchell, Brianna, Christopher, Micaela, Caroline, and Genevieve. John was a retired Professor of Classics Dept. Boston College. Graduate of Boston College High School 1954, Boston College 1958, and received his Doctorate of Classical Philology from Harvard University 1974. Funeral from the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Ave., NEEDHAM, Wednesday at 9 a.m. Funeral Mass in St. Bartholomew Church, Needham, at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Tuesday 4-8. Interment private. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made in John's memory to St. Bartholomew's Church, 1180 Greendale Ave., Needham 02492. For directions and guestbook, gfdoherty.com. Funeral arrangements by George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, Needham.