John F. O'Meara

John Francis O'Meara, age 74, of West Hartford, CT, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2009 following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. John was born on May 4, 1935, in Hartford, CT to the late Marguerite Foster O'Meara and Dr. William Francis O'Meara, DMD. He graduated from Kingswood School?now Kingswood-Oxford?in 1953 where he was well-known as the life of the party and went by the nickname "Bones." John went on to earn a bachelor's degree from St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1957. Directly following graduation, John served in the U.S. Army's 24th Infantry Division stationed in Munich, Germany from 1957-1959. He later completed a master's degree at the University of Hartford's Graduate School of Education in 1970. John worked for twenty years as a correctional rehabilitation counselor for the State of Connecticut, Department of Corrections, and later as a procurement technician for the defense contract management command of the U.S. Department of Defense. John was an active member of the Catholic Graduates Club of Greater Hartford, the Squires, where he was assistant secretary and secretary for four years, and a member of the West Hartford Jaycees. He enjoyed sports, travel, reading, learning about U.S. history, bowling, golf, and spending time with his family. John is survived by love of his life and beloved wife of 41 years, Gloria Marcantonio O'Meara, his son and daughter-in-law Dr. Jack and Kiley O'Meara of Berkeley, CA, his son Jeffrey O'Meara of Bristol, CT, his brother Dr. William F. O'Meara of Old Lyme, CT, brother and sister-in-law B. Maxwell and Dorothy O'Meara of Simsbury, CT, his sister and brother-in-law Margot and Paul Egan of West Hartford, CT, and five grandchildren, Brittanny, Austin, William, Tyler, and Katherine. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 28th, at St. Patrick St. Anthony Church, 285 Church Street, Hartford, CT, with burial to follow at Fairview Cemetery in West Hartford. Molloy Funeral Home, West Hartford has care of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Franciscan Center for Urban Ministries, 285 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103.

John F. O'Meara

May 4, 1935 - August 24, 2009