Mr. John E. McArdle

John E. McArdle of Holme Circle Philadelphia and Melrose Park passed away on April 10th, 2021 at the age of 66. John was the son of the late Francis J. McArdle and and Anne E. (Mick) Lopez. John was the loving father to Michael R Stieffenhofer (Dana) and John F. Beecher. John will be greatly missed by his caring siblings: Francis J. (Denise), Mary Anne (Jeanne), Matthew W. (Carleen), Patricia Davis (the late Michael) and Edward (Dawn). John will be missed by his many nieces, nephews and was a mentor to many over the years. He was a kind and noble man who did his best to do right by everyone who knew him, most especially children. John grew up in the Holme circle section of Philadelphia and attended St Jerome Catholic grade school, Chestnut Hill Academy and Temple University where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Education and Health Sciences. He would use that effectively for decades shaping the lives of countless students and players alike. John was the loving partner and husband to the late Susan L. Schwarz for over ten years. They enjoyed many trips to Cancun, Mexico, the Jersey shore and many sporting events, especially Phillies games. He was also a supporter of the Arts and regularly attended area theater productions and was a supporter of the Philly Pops. John was always involved with all levels of sports and officiating. Beginning with a strong high school sporting career at CHA he would go on to captain the Temple Owls baseball team to the college world series. He began his coaching career at Father Judge HS and would go on to lend his expertise whenever he could. John was involved with coaching at Crispin Gardens, CYO officiating, American Legion umpiring, PIAA umpiring both HS and collegiate level, Treasurer of the PIAA, Director of the Carpenter Cup, Professional MLB umpires as well as being named to Chestnut Hill Academy, Temple University, City of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania sports Halls of Fame. John supported all aspects of Chesnut Hill Academy as it was such an impactful time in his life. Aside from all of the coaching and teaching that he did, he also attended every school event, fundraiser and game that he could. John especially loved going to the plays at CHA that were put on by the CHA Players Production. It was quite routine to see teams that he coached attend mandatory plays as well in order to show support for their fellow classmates. They broke the mold when they made Coach Mac and to say that he will be sorely missed by many doesn't even begin to cover the scope of the number of lives he touched and influenced both young and old throughout his life. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to John's Life Celebration visitation on Friday April 23rd from 4PM-9PM at the John F. Givnish Funeral Home (10975 Academy Rd, Philadelphia 19154). Services and internment will be private. Services will be streamed live on the John F. Givnish FaceBook on Saturday April 24th at 11AM In lieu of flowers, donations to John's memory to Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in memory of John E. McArdle Class of '73, (500 W. Willow Grove Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Shriner's Hospital would be greatly appreciated. Goodbye Coach McArdle. We all love you and will miss you more than words could ever say. https://www.sch.org/give https://give2.chop.edu/give/241805/#!/donation/checkout?utm_source=main_nav https://donate.lovetotherescue.org/give/119312/#!/donation/checkout?utm_source=shcmain&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=donatebutton&utm_campaign=shc&c_src=shc&c_src2=main