Name: Visitation for JOHN J. "JACK" GILLIS
Start: 2019-09-26T20:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-09-26T23:00:00.000Z
Location: Folsom Funeral Service – Dedham Chapel

GILLIS, John J. "Jack" Of Dedham, Sept. 23, age 97. Loving husband of Virginia A. (Barry), and beloved father of Kathryn A. Roy and her husband Phillip of MI, John J., Jr. and his wife Mary of Dedham, Elizabeth A. Fabbo and her husband Craig of North Attleboro, Daniel J. of Dedham, Ann M. of Ashland, Theresa M. Buck of Westborough, and Kenneth J. and his wife Ashley of GA. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Thurs., 4-7 PM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton St., DEDHAM. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at the Funeral Home on Fri., beginning at 10 AM, and will proceed to St. Anne's Parish, 82 W. Milton St., Hyde Park, for his Funeral Mass at 11AM. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Air Force Museum Foundation, PO Box 1903, 1100 Spaatz St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 would be appreciated. For obituary and guestbook, please visit website. Folsom Funeral Home www.folsomfuneral.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Sep. 24 to Sep. 25, 2019.

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Richard & Nancy Archer

September 25, 2019

Jack was a fantastic and a wonderful next door neighbor. Any time we went away on vacation he would walk around our home daily to make sue everything was OK checking all the doors etc.
Just a wonderful and a pleasant man at all times even at his advanced age.
He will be missed.

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4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Folsom Funeral Service – Dedham Chapel

87 Milton St, Dedham, MA 02026

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Folsom Funeral Service – Dedham Chapel

87 Milton St, Dedham, MA 02026

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St. Anne's Parish

82 W. Milton St., Hyde Park, MA

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87 Milton St, Dedham, MA 02026

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