John Thomas Redway

John Thomas Redway
John Thomas "Jack" Redway of Old Saybrook, Connecticut returned to our Heavenly Father on July 26, 2025. He died peacefully surrounded by his loving wife, children, and grandchildren.
Jack was born on June 7, 1937 to John and Alice Redway (Griffin) in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was blessed with devoted parents who he deeply loved and honored. Jack patterned his life on the virtues of faith and the values of family.
Raised in South Norwalk, Jack attended Norwalk High School. He graduated from Fairfield University in 1959 and went on to law school at Fordham University after which he began a private law practice in Norwalk. In 1968, Jack became an assistant prosecutor in the Norwalk Circuit Court. He later became the Assistant State's Attorney in New Haven prior to relocating to Old Saybrook, where he served as Middlesex County's State's Attorney from 1977 until his retirement in 2001. Jack earned a reputation as a principled and fair-minded professional serving with compassion, deep moral conviction, and respect for every individual.
Jack's lifelong love of baseball led him to enjoy a distinguished career on the diamond. In 1958 Jack signed a pro-contract with the Milwaukee Braves organization. He played for the McCook Braves of the Nebraska State League and the Eau Claire Braves in the Northern League with a career batting average of .296. Jack took over as the head baseball coach for the Fairfield University Stags for the 1964 and 1965 seasons. In 1971 Jack was named to the Norwalk Hour All-Century Team and in 1982 he was inducted into the Fairfield University Hall of Fame.
While he did not advance to the Major Leagues, baseball provided him with the means to begin his law career and start a family. A providential blind date set Jack and Susanne's (Sue) love story in motion. They were married in 1959 and began a life together forged in faith and love that carried them through 65 beautiful years together.
After moving to Old Saybrook, Jack passed on his love of baseball to a new generation. In 1993, he helped organize the Old Saybrook Little League and served as a coach, manager, and vice president of the league. Jack was also a dedicated member of St. Pio Parish in Old Saybrook and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Above all, Jack was a family man. He adored his wife Sue, and spent his days providing for and serving his family with tenderness and devotion. He was especially committed to caring for the needs of his grandchildren. On any given day he could be found sitting behind the backstop, in the driver's seat, at the kitchen table, or in chairs of the auditorium lending them words of encouragement, love, and affection. Jack credited his success in and out of the courtroom to his devoted wife Sue, who he called his "biggest hero." She was his
strength and his passion. God rewarded their faithful union, blessed their home, and fueled their lives to glorify Him.
Jack Redway lived with faith, grace, and quiet strength. He believed in hard work, fair play, and treating others with dignity-values passed down to his children, instilled in countless others, and grounded in a faith that never wavered. He will be missed profoundly and remembered always.
Jack is survived by his wife Susanne Clara (Streib), and their children: Kathleen and husband Joseph (Olesky), Nora (Clynes), Barbara and husband Leonard (DiBella), Christine and husband Carl (Bulgini), Aimée and husband Richard (Finnegan), Elizabeth and husband Todd (Jones), and John and wife Rebecca (Stegman), his 30 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Jack is predeceased by his sisters Juanita Baltovich and Irene Ferrara.
A Public Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 30, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main Street, Centerbrook, CT 06409. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at St John Church, 161 Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT 06475. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery on Sheffield Street, in Old Saybrook, CT.
In honor of Jack's lifelong devotion to family and faith-filled education, donations in lieu of flowers may be made to St John School in Old Saybrook, 42 Maynard Rd, Old Saybrook, CT 06475.
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