Obituary of John Lawrence Mc Guirk

"Coach" John Lawrence Mc Guirk, 76, of West Peabody died Saturday at his residence after a long illness. He was the husband of Vanita (Henderson) Mc Guirk with whom he shared52 years of marriage. He was born in Boston, Ma. on April 21, 1927, the son of thelate John and Emma (Duffy) Mc Guirk and was raised in Hyde Park and graduated from the Mechanic Arts School in 1945. He then entered the U.S. Army Air Corp serving as a Paratrooper overseas in Japan prior to his discharge. He had been a machinist the John A. Carrier Corp in Burlington for 20 years. Later, he worked at the Snyder Machine Co. in Saugus for 15 years prior to his retirement 10 years ago. He was one of the co-founders of the Peabody Youth Hockey and a director in the learn-to skate program for many years. He also helped form the West Peabody Little League and later the Babe Ruth League coaching and on the board of directors for almost 20 years. He and his wife,Vanita, have run the Mc Gurik Memorial Golf Tournament for the past 10 years . Surviving him besides his wife are 4 sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Donna Mc Guirk of Peabody, John Brian an Jane Mc Guirk and Douglas and Eileen Mc Guirk all of Danvers and James and Erica Mc Guirk of Haverhill, Ma.; 2 daughters and a son-in-law, Susan Mc Guirk and Jacqueline and James Moran all of Peabody; 2 sisters, Mary Phyllis Scaccia of Pelham, NH and Patricia Riley of Pocasset, Ma.; 8 grandchildren, Erin, Brian, Benjamin, and Brian Mc Gurik, Luke and Michael Moran and Sean and Nicholas Allen, and many nieces and Nephews. He was the grandfather of the late Elizabeth and Joshua Mc Guirk and the Brother of the late Patrick and Mark Mc Guirk. His Funeral will be held on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. from the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home at the 12 Chestnut St., Peabody facility followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Adelaide’ s Church, West Peabody at 11:00 a.m. Visiting hours on Tuesday from 4:00 until 8:00 PM Relatives and friends are kindly Invited. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Cancer Center Wellness Fund, C/o Salem Hospital, Foundation Office, 81 Highland Ave., Salem Ma. 01970 in his Memory.