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JOHN WALSH Obituary

WALSH, John G. Jr. "Jack" Of Attleboro and Ft. Lauderdale, FL, passed away unexpectedly on his 86th birthday in his home in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He was the loving and devoted husband of Nora (Feeney) Walsh whom he married on February 4, 1956 in Norwood, MA.

John was the past President of Walsh Contracting Corporation, and a local real estate developer who did many projects in the Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island area.

In addition to his wife of 63 years, John is survived by his children, John G. Walsh III and his wife Cheryl (Jorde) of North Attleboro, Thomas P. Walsh and his wife Jane (Dean) of Attleboro, Maureen A. (Walsh) Jorde and her husband Shawn Jorde of North Attleboro, and David M. Walsh and his wife Constance (Delaney) of Falmouth.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Sunday, January 20, 2019 from 2 - 6 P.M. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 133 North Main St., Attleboro, Massachusetts. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 A.M. on Monday, January 21, 2019 in St. John the Evangelist Church, 133 North Main St., Attleboro, Massachusetts. Interment will follow in the St. John's Cemetery, Attleboro, MA.

In lieu of flowers, donations in

John's memory may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to support cancer research and patient care at: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or via dana?farber.org/gift or the Attleboro Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 1666, Attleboro, MA 02703.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, ATTLEBORO. For directions or to send John's family a condolence or remembrance, please visit duffy-poule.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Boston Globe from Jan. 17 to Jan. 18, 2019.

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Fred Mackay

January 20, 2019

My condolences to the entire Walsh family. I'll always remember how Jack always had time for me in my early years trying to sell equipment. Every time I left his office there was something that I learned during some long conversations.

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133 North Main St., Attleboro, MA

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