John M. Connell III

Certainly miss him in his capacity as my financial advisor every day. Especially when I need to make a decision. What would John do? I ask.

Still think of you, John, whenever I work with my ML team. Theyre good, but not as good as you! Wish you were here.

I may be happy with my new Merrill Lynch team, but I still think of John when I make decisions. I always ask, What would John advise? I think of him often and wish he were still with us. In a way, I think he is.

John has been a trusted advisor for many years and became a close friend in recent years. He was a ray of sunshine and I always looked forward to speaking with him candidly about finances and our mutual love of all things Porsche. He rarely, if ever, spent more than a minute answering my questions about his health. He was truly a brave and courageous man. I wish I could have been near him at the end. I will miss him and think of him often.
A. Nordquist, Sarasota, FL

I was shocked and saddened to hear of John's passing. For more than twenty nine years John was my respected and trusted colleague at Merrill Lynch and a most valued friend. I regularly visited his office to exchange stories about auto racing, airplanes, sailing and home projects. I have fond memories of sailing in a regatta on Lake Hopatcong with John. I know he dearly loved his family and his life with them. What a sad loss too soon. I will miss John and I will miss his friendship.

I met John on our first day at Drew in 1965 and we remained friends through the rest of our college years. In our Senior year, we shared a suite with our other best friends; what a year that was! After graduating, we stayed close - enjoying everything from cars to hockey. I moved to Virginia - but, because I was one of his loyal Merrill Lynch clients, we still had many long, pleasant phone conversations. I will miss those; I will miss John even more.

David Pitcher

Everytime I watch any hockey game, I think of you, when you took me to see NY play NJ about 5 years ago. That was such a fun night, and now such a fond memory of mine.
I wish I could be with my family right now.
I love you so much Uncle John. We are lucky to have such a wonderful family.

All my love from Beijing, China,
Kat Lukens

What a shock to learn of John's passing. He was not only a trusted advisor to me for over 20 years but also a pleasant, easy-going friend. I will miss our chats. Mitzi Muslovski, Manchester, NJ.

as a Laker and fellow Poly Sci classmate at Drew University, John was always a class guy and humble friend with a great sense of humor. We will miss you.