John H. Carr

January 16, 2019

John H. Carr, Jr. “Buddy”, beloved husband of Jean (Hayes) Carr, passed away Wednesday at St. Mary Home. John was born in Hartford, January 28, 1933 to John and Julia (Scully) Carr and had deep roots in the city. He was a graduate of St. Augustine School and Bulkeley High School (1950). John then went on to Providence College graduating in 1954. After College he entered the U. S. Army, serving as a helicopter pilot in Germany, then on to the National Guard and Army Reserves retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. John worked at Travelers as Director of Corporate Training before his retirement in 1988. Retirement didn’t slow him down and he stayed very active as a volunteer at the Bushnell, President and Treasurer of Bulkeley High Alumni Association, President of his Condo Association, active in the faith community of St. Thomas the Apostle and as an employee of the Molloy Funeral Home. John was a man of great dignity, kindness and faith and treated everyone he met with respect. He and his beloved wife Jean -partners forevermore - raised six sons with equal parts discipline and love. They’ve passed those same qualities on to the next generation. That is their greatest accomplishment in life together. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and all of their various activities. He was also an avid fan of the Red Sox and UConn Women’s basketball. In addition to Jean, to whom he was married for 63 years, he is survived by six sons; Edward and Kathleen, Francis and Natalia, Joseph and Pamela, James and Lynn, Peter and Marie, and Stephen; sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins, all of whom will miss him greatly. John was predeceased by a brother, Donald, and two sisters, Carol Carr and Mary Phelps. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 23, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 872 Farmington Ave. W. Hartford. Burial will be private at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Friends and family may call Tuesday from 4-7 pm at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave. W. Hartford. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to St. Thomas the Apostle School, 25 Dover Rd West Hartford, CT 06119. Directions and on line expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com