John Coakley Sj

John Coakley Sj obituary, Troy, MI

John Coakley Sj

John Sj Obituary

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Fr. John P. Coakley, S.J., died at the Colombiere Jesuit Community outside Detroit on September 27. Having been born in Chicago to John and Elizabeth McGuire Coakley, he was their last surviving child of his siblings, Patrick, Catherine (Kay) Glennon, Elizabeth (Betty) Cody, and Mary Muldoon. He entered the Society of Jesus at Florissant, Missouri, in 1957 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1970.
He served at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, Loyola Youth Retreat House and St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, the Jesuit Novitiate in Berkeley, Michigan, and as chaplain at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, and Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois until moving to Colombiere in 2010. He was a devoted priest, faithful friend, beloved family member and brother Jesuit, much-loved by all those he served. His ready smile, welcoming presence, attentive listening, and love of music were gifted aspects of his ministry of the Gospel wherever he served.
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