John J. O'Connell Jr.

John J. O'Connell Jr.

John O'Connell Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Sep. 8 to Sep. 18, 2019.
John J. O'Connell Jr., of Green Harbor, Marshfield and Plymouth, formerly of Merrimack, N.H, died at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Plymouth, Thursday, September 5, 2019. Born in Boston, Jack was raised in Milton and graduated from UMass Amherst with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Mullinex as the electronics officer and in the US Naval Reserve. Jack joined Digital Equipment Corporation in its infancy, boasting a three digit badge number! he opened sales offices in Orlando and Washington D. C. before returning to New England and finishing his long career at DEC as a Sales Training Executive. He enjoyed electronics, computers music and photography. Son of the late John J., Sr. and Grace Mae (Greenlaw) O'Connell. Brother of Patricia Foley and her husband Thomas of Osprey, Fla. and Bourne and the late David G. O'Connell. Brother-in-law of Carol O'Connell of Quincy. Jack is survived by his five beloved nephews and niece, Christopher, David, Kevin, Richard and Gerald O'Connell and Christine Kollmorgen, many cousins, his best friend Debbie Kanady of Plymouth and his beloved cat Willy. Visiting hour at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, East Milton Square, Thursday September 12, from 10 - 11 a.m. Interment with military honors to follow at Milton Cemetery. Relatives and friends invited. Donations in Jacks memory may be made to MSPCA - Angell Memorial Hospital, 350 South Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130 www.mspca.org or Home Base, 1 Constitution Wharf Suite 140, Charlestown, MA 02129 or www.homebase.org For information and directions, www.dolanfuneral.com.

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Harriet Rist (Beck)

September 26, 2019

I worked with Jack at Digital Equipment for a number of years back in the seventies and eighties. He was by far one of the nicest and kindest human beings I've ever met. He was always so much fun and knew so much about everything. May he rest in peace!

art salzfass

September 10, 2019

I worked with Jack on USS Mullinnix (DD944). I remember his telling us one day in the wardroom (remember this is over sixty years ago) that he had been stopped for speeding by a radar trap!!! He was astonished with this technology and (remember he was electronics officer) he said "listen as long as I got a ticket anyway I'm gonna make the cop explain how his radar worked compared to mine." I can still remember his good humor as he told how he got caught. Yup. Nice guy. I will miss him. best, Art ([email protected])

Sylvia Kalustian

September 8, 2019

In loving memory of a happy warrior.
Sylvia K.

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