John "Jack" Larkin

John and I served our apprenticeship together at Automatic Process Control, during and after high school. We were pretty tight friends back then, even eating lunch together every day in the park next to our workplace. I bought my first car from him, a '63 Chevy II, which he built, and man was it fast! He used the money to buy a '64 Impala, which he built into an awesome hot rod. Later, he sold that and bought a '42 Willys Coupe, which was barely street legal. We carpooled in that beast and we...

When Aunt Mary Ann first brought Jack into my life I was 3 or 4 years old. I climbed up into his lap and claimed him for my own. He melted on the spot and our bond was instant. He referred to me as "the baby" for as long as I've known him, I'm 34 now. I would stay with him and Aunt Mary Ann briefly every summer throughout my life and Jack always made a point of taking some time off work to spend with me one on one. They gave me a home when I needed a place to stay, he took me shopping...

My sincere condolences to the Larkin family. Jack was one of my students and later we worked as instructors at Lincoln Tech. I remember Jack as one who loved cars and people in general.His laughter was contagious.

It's hard to list all the wonderful things about our dearest friend Jack. He was truly a very unique, loving, wonderful friend to my family and myself. He will be greatly missed and forever and always in our hearts. For all the times he was always there for us all I thank him.For all the great laughs he gave us all I thank him. Our thoughts and prayers are with Maryann and his family and friends. We loved him very much and will miss him terribly.