John F. "Jack" Casey

WYOMING — John F. (Jack) Casey, 75, of 463 Monument Ave., Wyoming, Pa., formerly of Kingston, died Friday, March 23, 2018, at home.

Born on March 11, 1943, Jack was the son of the late John F. and Anne Cooper Casey, of Kingston. Mr. Casey was a graduate of Kingston High School, Class of 1961, where he lettered in football and baseball. He was an all-scholastic quarterback in 1960. Jack was also a graduate of King's College, Class of 1965.

He served as a U.S. Army First Lieutenant and as an adviser to the South Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam campaign Medal with "60" Device, One Overseas Service Bar, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.

Mr. Casey served as Director of Alumni Relations and Financial Aid at King's College from 1970 to 1974. He was a caseworker for Luzerne County from 1974 to 1981. In 1981, Mr. Casey began his career as a caseworker for the state Department of Welfare, service 26 years, retiring in 2007. After retirement, Mr. Casey worked as a custodian for the Department of the Interior at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton.

He was a volunteer at the West Side Food Bank, Kingston, for 18 years and served as president from 2001 to 2013. Jack was an avid backpacker along with his good buddy, Jim Toolan. He completed over 10 major backpacking trails in Pennsylvania, logging over 500 trail miles. Jack was a life-long member of St. Ignatius Loyola parish, Kingston, and belonged to the Holy Name Society.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Rita B. Casey.

Surviving are his wife, the former Maryann Augustine; daughters, Kelli Casey, of Easton, and Carey Casey, of Westboro, Mass.; grandchildren, John, Shane, Meabh and Hannah; step-sons, Michael (Ann Marie) Augustine, of Wyoming, Christopher (Kimberly) Augustine, of Pittston, and Brian (Mary Colleen) Augustine, of Hagerstown, Md.; step-grandchildren, Kathryn, Jonathan, Samuel, Abigail, Amelie and Sylvia; and sister, Patricia (Alex) Pavlick, of Kingston.

Jack loved all dearly.

Funeral for Mr. Casey will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2018, from the Hugh P. Boyle & Son Funeral Home Inc., 416 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Ignatius Loyola Church, North Maple Avenue, Kingston, with Rev. Joseph J. Mosely, Pastoral Vicar, as celebrant. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Pringle.

Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family 5 to 7 p.m. Monday.

Memorial contributions in Mr. Casey's name may be made to the West Side Food Bank, Market and South Sprague Street, Kingston, PA 18704, or The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, 261 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016.