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Fr. John Andrew Joseph Devany C.P.

Akron, Ohio

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Servant of God and Friend of Man, Fr. John Andrew Joseph Devany, C.P., 91, went home to his heavenly father on February 25, 2010, after a short illness. Fr. John was born August 7, 1918, in Akron, Ohio, the fourth of eight children of Dr. Andrew J. Devany and Beatrice Healy Devany. He answered...

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Fr. Devany was a most gifted homeliest. We, at St Colman, looked forward to his celebrtions on the weekends. We knew we were in for a well prepared sermon, one that always put Christ in the center of it and our lives. What a wonderful example he was of a priestly life well lived. I am sure that when Fr. John
went up to heaven that he said the following: "Father, I'm home." May his soul rest in ther eternal peace of Christ.

With deepest sympathy,
Fred and Barbara...