IN LOVING MEMORY OF

John J.

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"Jack" Kirrane

Aug 20, 1928 — Sep 25, 2016

Obituary

KIRRANE, John J. "Jack" Jr., Of Brookline on September 25, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Patricia A. (Rose) Kirrane. Loving father of Susan J. Fields of Brookline and her late husband Kenneth, John P. Kirrane and his wife Elizabeth of No. Weymouth and Kristin Greymont of Brookline. Dear brother of William F. Kirrane and his wife Rita of Waltham, Edward T. Kirrane and his wife Ann of Dedham and the late Evelyn M. Kirrane. Adored grandfather of Tara Kirrane Quitt and her husband Adam of Ashland, Amy Tredo and her husband Adam of Hampden, Sean Fields of Brookline and Brendan Fields and his wife Michelle of Framingham. Cherished great grandfather of Nora, Andrew, Raina, Abby and Aubrey. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Jack won a gold medal as a member, and Captain of the first U.S. Men's Ice Hockey "Miracle" Team at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, CA., Jack is a member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Mass. Hockey Hall of Fame. Funeral from the Bell-O'Dea Funeral Home, 376 Washington St., BROOKLINE, Thursday morning at 9:10 followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Lawrence Church, Chestnut Hill at 10:00. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting hours in the funeral home on Wednesday from 4:00 8:00. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery. Late Army Veteran Korea War, Ret. Lt. Brookline Fire Dept. In lieu of flowers donations in Jack's name made to the Alzheimer's Assoc. of Eastern Mass., 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA. 02472 or www.alz.org would be appreciated.
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