Obituary of John E. Hennessey

John E. Jack Hennessey, age 75, died Feb. 4, 2010 in California after a lengthy illness. Mr. Hennessey was born, raised and educated in Quincy. He lived in California for the last year, earlier living in Arizona for ten years, and previously living in Quincy. He worked as a professional black and white photographer for many years. He also was a breeder of Alaskan Malamutes on Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. during the Korean War and received the Korean Service Medal with 1 Star and the United Nations Service Medal. He was a member of the Houghs Neck American Legion Post 380 of Quincy. Mr. Hennessey enjoyed astronomy and nature. Beloved son of the late Helen D. (Cushing) Sullivan. Devoted brother of Charles D. Hennessey of Taunton, Warren Hennessey of FL, Paul Hennessey of Quincy and Carol Jarvis of ME and NC. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. A Prayer Service will be conducted at the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy, Saturday, March 6th at 2 p.m. followed by Military Honors. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Memorial Visiting Hours Saturday, 12 Noon - 2 p.m. Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Hennesseys memory may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ACS'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=southofboston-ledger'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Cancer Society'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/Legacy/index?dn=mem&fn=John&ln=Hennessey'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=John'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Hennessey'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=507260318'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=507260318'; document.write("American Cancer Society"); }()); , 5 Manley Street, W. Bridgewater, MA 02379.