JOHN T. "JACK" GARRITY

GARRITY, John T. "Jack" Of North Reading, formerly of Malden and Sarasota, FL, passed away, surrounded by his family, on February 23, at the age of 104. He was an amazing man who will be profoundly missed by his family. Beloved husband of the late Lillian (Mahoney) Garrity. Predeceased by his sisters, Harriet Turco and Helena Dunlap. Devoted father of Lillie Fournier and her husband, Robert of Sarasota, Florida, June Fagan and her husband, Joseph of Wilmington and Lorri McBride and her husband, David of Andover. Loving "Papa" to Joseph Fagan, III and his wife, Anna, Caroline Wilcox and her husband, Bryan, Elizabeth Kramer and her husband, Benjamin, and Laura Zawalich and her husband, Daniel. Proud great-grandfather of Theodore, Charles, Violet, Kathleen, Madeline and Louise. Retired Chief of the Malden Fire Department. Graduate of Malden High School, class of 1938. Enlisted and served with United States Army Air Forces' 14th Flying Tigers as a radio-operator and gunner during WWII, flying more than fifty combat missions. Relatives and friends are invited to pay respects at the Nichols Funeral Home, 187 Middlesex Avenue, WILMINGTON, on Friday, March 1, 2024, from 4 PM to 8 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial shall be celebrated at the Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant Street, Malden, on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 10 AM. Please go directly to the church. Services will conclude with Burial and Military Honors at Forestdale Cemetery, Malden. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jack's name to the Relief Association of the Malden Fire Department, One Sprague Street, Malden, MA 02148. Nichols Funeral Home, Inc. 978-658-4744 www.nicholsfuneralhome.com