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JOHN SIMPSON Obituary
The Rev'd JOHN PATRICK, JR.
Survived by beloved partner of 21 years, Robert Crook; former wife, Gret Gentile and their children, Geoffrey Stewart, Emjae Melinda and Eric Jonathan; sister, Eileen Bowen; 3 nieces and 3 nephews. Funeral Service Saturday, May 12th, 11 A.M., Church of St. Luke & The Epiphany, 330 S. 13th St., Phila. 19107. Followed by a reception.
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Len Freeman
May 2, 2021
John, I love you -- you were the best seminary friend... and a great "best man" at my wedding... (even if that one didn't last). Blessings on you John.... keep a room comfy for us there.
Len
Len Freeman
October 12, 2018
John, you were a great friend..... I remember those beers at your house over lunch in seminary, with Geoffrey bouncing in the Jolly Jumper while we solved the problems of Dr. Mollegen's theology.
I just read of your passing in the VTS journal. See you on the other side brother.
Your friend and classmate,
Len Freeman+
Craig Nye
August 5, 2018
I am so sorry to hear of John's passing. I enjoyed my visits to your home in previous years. John was always so nice.
Bill Baker
June 20, 2018
This is a few weeks late, but.... John and I were fellow Alpha Chi Rhos at Temple University way way back in the day. He was chapter president the year after I graduated. Also a frequent attendee at our informal fraternity lunch reunions in Feasterville. I'd heard from John re his January surgeries and he expressed optimism about recovery. RIP fellow Crow.
May 12, 2018
I was both surprised and saddened to learn about John's demise in the Philadelphia Inquirer. His age surprised me,too. Let me extend my most sincere sympathy on his passing.
I met John at a Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) meeting many years ago. He and I were both friends of a paraplegic SABR member named Ron Johnson.I remember John doing such a fine job of officiating at his memorial service. We had a chance to chat at the reception which followed the service.
May 11, 2018
You have our deepest sympathies. We pray in your behalf, and we look forward to the day when we will welcome back our loved ones on a Paradise earth. Psm 37:29
Connie Stevenson
May 11, 2018
As tears turn into memories and memories into smiles,may you be amazed just how much love a broken can hold.
Nicholas Stevenson
May 10, 2018
Rest in peace uncle john .
You were a good man and it was a privilege to have you in our family.
You will be forever missed by myself and our family.
Rob & Rich
May 10, 2018
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Bill Dempsey
May 10, 2018
I knew Father John and his family as a resident at St. Francis Boys Home from 1971-1973. I also fondly remember Greta's lasagna she made for the boys occasionally. I remember many basketball games in the gym where one had better be cognizant of Father John's elbows while rebounding, LOL. I often wondered where Father John's travels took him after leaving Ellsworth.
For some reason I Googled his name this morning and sadly discovered he had passed. Father John and St. Francis were instrumental in taking me, a troubled boy, and helping me move forward on the path to manhood. RIP Father John. You were a good man that meant a lot to me and many others.
Eileen Talone
May 9, 2018
Very sorry to learn of John Simpson death. I did not know John but I knew his daughter Melinda and I wan to express my condolences to her. It has been a long time but I remember Melinda very well my best to her and family
Jim Littrell
May 8, 2018
I have not seen John for a few years, and I am saddened by his death. I will always remember his smile, his laugh, his compassion, and the amazing life paths, often difficult and sometimes even tragic but still more often deeply joyous and satisfying, that we trod together. For me, and many others I suspect, John was that wonderful thing, a true compadre. My condolences to Robert and all John's family. Rest in peace, John, and rise in light.
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