John A. "Jack" Reardon
John A.
"Jack" Reardon, 82, longtime resident of Little Neck, Ipswich, loving
husband of 27 years of Mary (Kenney) Reardon, died Sunday, August 4,
2013 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers following his long
illness.
Born in Stoneham August 4, 1931 son of the late John A. and Bertha (Vidler)
Reardon, he was raised in Malden, a 1949 graduate of Malden High School.
He continued his education at Northeastern University graduating in
1958 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management.
He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
Jack's professional career spanned over forty years in the Human
Resources and Industrial Relations Field. He retired in 1996 from Gould
Shawmut, Newburyport as Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to
Gould Shawmut Jack was employed as Vice President of Human Resources for
Garland Corp., Brockton and at the Courier Corp., Lowell as Director of
Industrial Relations and Personnel.
While a resident of East Longmeadow, Mass. he was elected to two terms
on the School Committee. He was a former member of the Mass. Associated
Industries and a former member and officer of the Ipswich Lion's Club.
Jack was also an active member of the Little Neck Assoc. and a
volunteer at the Ipswich Visitor's Center and the Beverly Hospital.
In addition to his beloved wife Mary, Jack is survived by two daughters,
Lianne R. Halloran and her husband John of Ipswich, Maureen A. Gilbert
and her husband Andrew of Newburyport; son in law William Sullivan of
Ipswich; nine cherished grandchildren, J. Ryan, Kevin and his wife
Shelley, and Colin Halloran, Sean, Liam and Shannon Sullivan and Nathan,
Jacob and Maxwell Gilbert. He was the father of the late Gretchen R.
Sullivan formerly of Ipswich and J. Glenn Reardon formerly of Denver,
CO.
Visiting hours will be Tuesday, August 13 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at
the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High Street, Ipswich followed by a
celebration of his life luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the 1640 Hart House,
51 Linebrook Road, Ipswich. Family and friends are cordially invited to
gather and share remembrances with Jack's Family. Memorial
contributions in his name may be made to Boston Children's Hospital, 300
Longwood Avenue, Boston, Ma. 02115 or the Newburyport Salvation Army, 40
Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950.
