John L. Coffey

It was my great pleasure to work with your Dad from 1986 unitl he retired I believe. I worked as a PA, SM, and AD at "All My Children" through those years. I LOVED Jack! He was funny, kind, and talented. He reminded me of my own father, a charming Irishman, born in Brooklyn in the '20's and who served as a Navyman in WWII, dedicated to his large family. I can't tell you how many fun times we had in the Studio 17/18. I remember him writing my family into one of the scripts just to give me...

I met Mr. Coffey briefly as a hospice volunteer soon after the death of his wife. As fate would have it, he had gone to high school with my dad at Brooklyn Technical High School-one of the finest high schools in the country. I was heartbroken to return from vacation and learn of his passing but was so happy to hear he was reunited with his wife who he loved and missed so much. I am forever changed by the brief time I was privileged to share with him. Comfort and joyful memories to his...