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17 April 2013

Obituary of John William Coogan SR

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(extracted from "Boston Globe" [MA], 31 AUG 2010):

JOHN W. COOGAN SR. - John W. 'Jack' 77, of Ashland, and formerly of
Southborough, died peacefully on Sunday, August 29, 2010, at 
Beaumont Skilling Nursing and Rehab Center in Westborough. He was 
the husband of Mary N. Coogan for over 52 years.  He was 
administrator and teacher at St. Mark's School in Southborough for
many years.  He was an active member of St. Mark's Church, Society
of St. John the Evangelist of Cambridge and Squash Busters of 
Roxbury.  In addition to his wife he is survived by his children,
John W. Coogan and his wife Kathy of Hoboken, NJ; Craig B. Coogan of 
Los Angeles; Melissa Coogan Abbott and her husband Eric of Del 
Norte, CO; 2 grandchildren, Creeley Boon Abbott and John W. Coogan. 
Memorial service will be held on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 11 AM at St.
Mark's Church, 27 Main Street, Southborough. Memorial contributions
may be sent in his memory to St. Mark's Church, 27 Main St., South-
borough, MA 01772; Society of St. John the Evangelist, 980 Memorial 
Dr., Cambridge, MA 02138; Squash Busters, 795 Columbus Ave. Roxbury, 
MA 02120. Arrangements are under the direction of the Morris Funeral 
Home, 40 Main St., SOUTHBOROUGH. morrisfuneralparlor.com

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(extracted from "Princeton Alumni Weekly" [NJ], 19 JAN 2011):

JOHN W. COOGAN '55

Jack Coogan, erstwhile English department chair and assistant 
headmaster at St. Mark’s School, died peacefully Aug. 29, 2010, at 
Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough, 
Mass., of complications from a debilitating stroke. He was 77.

Jack prepped at Pingry. His Princeton professors gave him the tools 
to lead, with his wife, Mary, a teaching and coaching career in which 
many students sought their advice.

Jack’s coaching began with seven track novices on a meadow featuring 
one cow. He also coached football, tennis, and squash. In 1987, he 
wrote his vocabulary-building book for high schoolers, A Workbook of 
Words. Upon retirement, Jack joined SquashBusters, which offered 
after-school tutoring, education enrichment, community service, and 
even squash to disadvantaged youths.

On the passing of a distinguished educator, whose achievements are 
too numerous to list here, the class expresses its profound sympathy 
and sense of loss to Jack’s children,  John W. Jr., Craig B., and 
Melissa Coogan Abbott; two grandchildren; and his wife, Mary.

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