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John Jennings Obituary

Of Framingham, Dec. 16. Beloved son of the late Anthony & Anne (Berry) Jennings. Brother of the late Mary A. Driscoll. Loving uncle of Ann M. Driscoll of NY, Moira of AZ & Sean Scheriff of NY. Cousin of Rita M. Collins of Framingham, Dorothy Earl & Helen DeCosta of Watertown, Nora & Thomas O'Malley of Ireland and many other cousins. Dear friend of Guy & Marie Rizzo of Waltham. Visiting hours at the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., MILTON, Sat. 3-6 p.m. A Rite of Reception will be held at St. Jude Church, 147 Main St., Waltham, Sun. at 2 p.m. Rev. Jennings will lie in state there, concluding with a Prayer Service at 7. Concelebrated Funeral Mass at St. Jude Church, Monday at 11 a.m. Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap, Principal Celebrant. Among his assignments he served as the first Personnel Director of the Boston Archdiocese. Pastor of St. Jude Church, Waltham & St. Angela Church, Mattapan, Chaplain of Medfield State Hospital & as a Missionary in the Glenmary Home Mission in Appalachia. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Angela School, Fr. Jennings' Scholarship Fund, 120 Babson St., Mattapan 02126. Interment St. Stephen's Cemetery, Framingham. Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home Milton617-696-4200

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Published by Boston Globe from Dec. 18 to Dec. 19, 2004.

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Maureen (Cahill) Magane

December 20, 2004

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My heart goes out to you and your family. I have 40 years of great memories with Fr. Jennings. He was always smiling and happy and made everyone around him feel good. I will remember him always with a smile.

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