John P. Breen Jr.

Breen, John P. Jr.
83, formerly of Chadds Ford, PA, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at his home in Carefree, Arizona. Born and raised in Ardmore, PA, he was the son of the late John P. and Julia Sullivan Breen. Upon graduation from Haverford High School, he enlisted in the United States Army, and served two years in Korea. After his honorable discharge, he enrolled at Villanova University, and in 1952, graduated cum laude with a BA in English. He then began a career with the DuPont Company, and worked for several years as a District Sales Manager in New York. He returned to Wilmington in 1961 and rose to become Director of Marketing for the Film Department. In 1973, he founded Chadds Ford Phoenix Group, Inc., a marketing management consulting firm, and relocated to Arizona in 1976. He was predeceased by his first wife Catherine Giblin, who died in 1967, and by second wife Beverly Webster, who died in 1998. He is survived by sons Sean Breen of Portland, Ore., Mike Breen of Phoenix, Tim Breen of Seattle, and Kevin Breen of Lenape, PA; daughter Cathy Miller of Lake Oswego, Ore., and five grandchildren. He is also survived by sister Marie B. Burger of Moorestown, N.J., and brother Joseph M. Breen of Charlotte, N.C. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, April 7 at Our Lady of Joy Roman Catholic Church in Carefree beginning at 10AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Valleybrook Road, Chester Heights, at a later date. Burial in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the local American Cancer Soceity.