Avis de décès de John-T. Duffy

John T. Duffy, 81, died peacefully at his home in Sparta, surrounded by his loving family, on Feb. 26, 2010. Friends may call on Tuesday, March 2, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Goble Funeral Home, 22 Main St., Sparta. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Our Lady of the Lake, 294 Sparta Ave., Sparta, N.J. Interment will follow at Sparta Cemetery. John was born in Newark and lived in Dover, N.J., before moving to Sparta 36 years ago. He was a graduate of Seton Hall Prep (1945), and received his bachelor's degree in English at Seton Hall University (1949), and his master's from Newark State (Kean University) in 1963. Following his service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, John began his teaching career in the Dover public school system in 1950. He taught there until 1963, when he became principal of the Academy Street School. Throughout his career, he coached basketball at Dover High School, and taught at Seton Hall University, Morris County Community College and Sussex County Community College. John was an active parishioner of Our Lady of the Lake Church, where he was a Eucharistic minister, a lector, a church trustee and a member of the Knights of Columbus Marquette Council 588. John was an avid gardener and sailor. He was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and Seton Hall Pirates basketball fan. He is survived by his beloved wife of 51 happy years, Evelyn; devoted children, Patty Pinto and her husband, John, John Duffy and his wife, Christine, Mary Duffy, Jim Duffy and his wife, Julie, Theresa Collins and her husband, Michael, and Peter Duffy and his wife, Patti. He is also survived by his 17 loving grandchildren.