John J. "Jack" HALEY

John J. "Jack" Haley, Jr. Age 75, of Wilmington, DE, died Thursday, September 12, 2004 in the St. Francis Hospital. Mr. Haley was vice president of sale for Oliner Fibre Company in NJ, retiring May 1st of this year after 14 years of service. Previously he was sales manager for NVF in Yorklyn for 35 years. He was a Navy veteran, serving in NSA (National Security Agency) in Washington, DC. He was a 1947 graduate of Archmere Academy, a graduate of St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin and he attended Georgetown School of Foreign Service. Mr. Haley was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, where he served as an Eucharistic minister and an usher. He was a member of the Alumni Council of Archmere Academy for 10 years and was the 1998 recipient of the Archmere Academy Alumnus of the Year Award. Mr. Haley was also a member of the Men of Malvern. The family wishes to extend a thank you to the staff of the St. Francis Hospital for their care of Jack during his illness. Mr. Haley was the son of the late, John J. Haley, Sr. and Genevieve Foster Haley. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Phyllis A. (McCafferty) Haley; his children, Pamela Ann Lynch and her husband, Robert, of Salisbury, MD, John J. Haley, III, of Deerfield Beach, FL, and Mary Anne "Mimi" Meister and her husband, Daniel, of Del Ray Beach, FL; 2 grandchildren, Michael Sean Lynch and Haley Ann Meister; and his nephew, John A. "Pete" Clark, III. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Thursday morning at 10:30 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 4701 Weldin Road, Liftwood, Wilmington. Burial will be in St. Joseph on the Brandywine Cemetery. Friends may call at the CHANDLER FUNERAL HOME, 2506 Concord Pike, Wilmington, on Wednesday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to Archmere Academy, 3540 Concord Pike, Claymont, DE 19703. www.chandlerfuneralhome.com