John E. Canniff Jr.

Dear Sandra, Kelly and Erin,
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Jack and I became good friends while we taught next to each other at South Hadley High. We enjoyed many a laugh together. May he rest in peace and may your memories of him bring happiness to you.

The UMASS Hockey family lost its number one fan and inspiration with the passing of Coach Jack Canniff.

I will miss him.

STEVE SULLIVAN (READING,MA)

Dear Sandy and Girls, I was lucky to have left a loving message in Jack's ear just the other day. I am sorry for your loss. Jack was by my side in July of 2005 when we buried my mother. We will miss that twinkle in his eye and never forget him. With love, Rosemary Schrafft Ziemba, Auburn, Washington.

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

So sorry to hear of a fellow Elk passing away. My condolences to all of Jack's relatives.Billy Bell www.loganairportvaletparking.com

Dear Sandra, Erin and Kelly,
My heart goes out to each of you at this time of grief and saddness. Jack was truly a hero in many ways..as well as being a loving husband and father..and master of his canine pals.
He is truly at peace now and find memories will always remain.

Dear Sandy & GIRLS, I was so sorry to hear about Jack. I had the pleasure of speaking to him a few weeks ago and we had a few laughs reminiscing about some of situations he and Jim found themselves in.
My thought and prayers are with you all. Rest in peace my friend.

Hi Sandra & Family,

I am sorry to here about Jack my former coach, and I was in the class of 1959, later became my friend from Bass Rocks and the Elk's Club.

Although I haven't seen Jack for a couple of years. I always enjoyed catching up with Jack at the Elks on my annual trips back to Gloucester and talking about hockey days and his days sitting on the bench watching tennis, across the street from my parents home.

Warmest Regards,

Ron Hallett
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts and prayers of many are with you at this very difficult time. Mr Canniff will be remembered, fondly, as an exceptional coach and terrific
person and teacher by many GHS graduates, he will be missed. May God Bless you all.

Dear Sandra, Kelly & Erin, I am So sorry to hear about Jack. He was such a great family friend. I remember him and dad together all the time and all the good times we all had thru out the years together. He will be missed. Hang on to the great memories there are so many, he was a great guy! I hope to see you all soon. Love to all.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Jack was a wonderful man who always took a great interest in everyone he touched. With Deepest Sympathy, Judi and Dave Harris

I am so sorry to hear about Jack, he was my favorite Math teacher in high school class of 62 and a good friend to my parents Dr and Mrs Ronald Hallett.
Best Wishes,
MaryAnn Hallett Ogle
Seal Beach, Calif.

Dear Mrs. Canniff and family
Please accept my sincere sympathy for your great loss of a very special person also a loss to me and many others who knew our coach. The values that Mr. Canniff presented to me, (just a kid and with out a father) have stayed with me and I try to use them on a daily basis. I know that all the team mates will miss him far more than can be expressed.
Sincerely,
Fred Schrafft,Jr.
GHS 64
UMass 70

My father, former and the first "Coach Bob Connolly" of Woburn High School has shared many wonderful stories of his years coaching hockey and the fun he had with his coaching buddies of Gloucester, Jack Canniff and Brownie. He has often asked and wondered how Jack was.

We are all so sorry to hear of Jack's death. We hope your sadness now will be eased with wonderful memories shared by friends and family.

Sincerely,

The Stark Family of Magnolia, Bob Connolly Sr of Woburn and Bob Connolly jr of Woburn

I remember him as a young teacher with interest and empathy for all his students,not just his athletes. Looking back from the vantage point of 34 years of high school teaching, I realize that he was a man of character who had a genuine affection for us. I'm glad he was surrounded by a family and animals who loved him. He was a great influence on so many of us who knew him when we were at G.H.S.

My thoughts and prayers go out to you for the loss of Coach Canniff. As a member of the 1956 GHS freshman hockey I had the honor of playing and learning from the best. His dedication and drive has positively influenced me my entire life. Now 53 years later I still play in two adult hockey leagues often instilling his techniques to inexperenced players. There's not a game that I don't think of what Coach Canniff did to enrich my life. He will be greatly missed by me and countless other players who were lucky enough to have him as a coach. God bless Coach Canniff and his family.

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.