Obituary of John H. Riordan

John H. Riordan, 83, of Peabody,a well known Peabody Resident died Wednesday at the Sunbridge Nursing Center, Beverly . He was the Husband of the late Mary E. (O’ Connell) Riordan who died last year. A lifelong Peabody resident, he was born in Peabody on March 31, 1919 the son of The late Joseph and Anne (Moran) Riordan and was a graduate of Peabody High School in 1936 and received a bachelor of Arts degree from St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. in 1940. He had been employed at the former A.C. Lawrence Leather Co., Peabody as a Sales Manager from 1942 until his retirement in 1971. He was a past president of the A.O.H. Div. 11 of Peabody and also served as President of the the State A.O.H. and was voted a life membership by the National A.O.H. in 1993. He was also active in politics and served as a Peabody city counselor from 1954 to 1958 and later became chairman of the Licensing Board of Peabody. After his retirement from A.C. Lawrence Leather Co.in 1971, he became the Business Manager of the Peabody School Dept. for 12 years retiring in 1982. He is survived by 2 sons and daughter-in-laws, Michael J. and Christine Riordan of Cushing, Me. and Timothy J. and Nancy Riordan of Tucson, Az., a sister, Dr. Eileen Riordan of Maryville, Tn, a retired professor of biology and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Jerome T. And Timothy J. Riordan, Catherine Brady and Mary Kelleher. His funeral will be held on Friday at 8:00 a.m. from the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral home at the 20 Church St., Peabody facility followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John’ s Church, Peabody at 9:00 a.m. Burial in St. Mary’ s Cemetery, Salem. Visiting hours are on Thursday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. Relatives and friends kindly invited.