THE REVEREND JOHN PATRICK GRENHAM

I first met Father JP while we were stationed on Okinawa. Then met up again, when we got stationed here in Virginia. On Okinawa, a friend and myself was producing a variety show on Kadena AFB. A friend who played the guitar at mass, introduced me to Father JP. She said he can sing. He agreed to sing if I go to a cursillo which was bring being held in the near future. I agreed to go and he sang, Danny Boy beautifully. He got me back believing in God and my faith which i stopped believing in,...

Fr. Grenham was chaplain at MCAS Futenma in 1986. He was of great spiritual benefit to me and encouraged me to make a Cursillo. I found this obituary while searching for him as I wanted to reach out to him. My heart is both sad at his passing and joyful over his destination.

He was an excellent priest and a very good man.

De Colores!

-Jeff

I was a second lieutenant in Okinawa when JP came onboard at MAG-36....he was a wonderful man and a great priest. He actually moved a Sunday Mass to 0600 so we (a group of young Marine Officers and one Navt Commander) could get to to Officer's club at 0700 for an all you can eat Sunday buffet. I was also with him in Sunoco and watched as he listened to the confessions of bar girls in the street...may he Rest In Peace. Regards Patrick J. Griffin

I think of you often. You were quite an enormous presence. I know you are greatly missed. All is good, peace.

I stumbled upon this obituary by accident and I'm saddened by the news. I met Father Grenham in 1991 while serving aboard the USS Missouri, and had a few conversations with him. He was a very kind man.

John and I were roommates, for a time, during our Boston State College days. We both grew up in Norwood, MA, although we did not know each other until college. John was in his senior year, preparing to graduate and, in the name of our Lord, take on the struggles of the world. I was in my sophomore year, still kicking and screaming as I tried to find my place in the world.

I've finally found you, my brother in Christ. And, I am confident and very certain that you still continue to do...

Father JP was a wonderful Priest. He was very young when he came to us at St. Dominic. The children adored him. He inspired my adopted son, Eric to be interested more in prayer, and Eric wrote prayers of his own, and was inspired to be an Altar Boy. Further more, Father JP, interested and encouraged young couples to become more involved in the church. He dined in our home many times, and said Mass for us and our children. They got to experience mass, in a much more intimate setting, and...

We are so sad to hear of John's passing. He was so loved by our family and such a wonderful man. We will miss him.

Memory Eternal! I knew John as a student at Boston State College. A good friend!
Love ya!