John McBrearty

Tara, I am another from the Xaverian years. Those were heady days and John was central to them. He discovered the Catholic Worker and social activism, worked to improve race relations in our community, and was excited by ideas and principles. What energy! More than classes at Xaverian, I remember summer nights with John at NY Philharmonic concerts in Central Park, meeting like-minded hs students from all over the city. A few years later, he and I shared an apt. for a time in Berkeley, where...

John was a friend that possessed the extraordinary qualities of conversational wit, compassionate understanding, and amused listening that enriched both our lives. Over the years, John and I shared workplaces, friends, and thoughts. He and his lovely,caring wife Tara, entertained me with food and festivities through the seasons. John and I talked of many things; hopes, dreams, imaginary numbers, Joycean ramblings, and the unsecurity of security. He has always been my friend and I will always...

Tara, we met only once, when you were down here with John on the Monterey Peninsula sometime in 2002. We had dinner at the Embassy Suites in Seaside.

Let me second absolutely everything that Rich Beyer has said. John was indeed soft-spoken, kind, and understated during those 4 years at Xaverian, but it wasn't long before we also all realized that he was "the smartest guy around." So it was no surprise when he aced the SATs and was the only one from our class to make it into...

Tara, we never met, but John and I were close high school classmates ( and it was great getting togehter a few times several years ago in the Bay area with 2 other classmates, Carl and Phil).
John was a great friend for the 4 years we were together in virtually every class all 4 years. he was, on one hand ,softspoken and humble and, on the other hand, exceptionally bright, very kind to everyone and succeeded in all things that he took on. As valedictorian of our class he was very...

Tara
I was so sorry to hear about john. He was a wonderful person and he will be missed greatly.
Karen Spaulding from Dr. Alan Samuels Office