John Patrick Grennan, Jr.^[1]

1921 - 2007  (85 years)

• Name	John Patrick Grennan
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	21 Aug 1921	Bristol, CT, US
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 Apr 1930	65 Wooding Street, Bristol, CT, US
  Census	12 Apr 1940	60 Rustic Terrace, Bristol, CT, US
  Died	8 Jul 2007	Jupiter, FL, US
  Buried	14 Jul 2007	St. Peter Church, 1701 Indian Creek Parkway, Jupiter, FL, US
  Person ID	I2769	Smithwick Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	John Patrick Grennan,   b. 8 Jun 1894, Ardmore, PA, US ,   d. 12 Dec 1965, Bristol, CT, US  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Pauline E. Zinker,   b. Abt 1897, Germany ,   d. 21 Mar 1931, Bristol, CT, US  (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rita Rose Hackett,   b. 19 Jul 1920,   d. 20 Jun 1991, Jupiter, FL, US  (Age 70 years)
  Married	9 Aug 1943	Norfolk, VA, US   [2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living + 3. John Patrick Grennan, III,   b. 1 Dec 1944, Hartford, CT, US ,   d. 9 Jan 1999, Bristol, CT, US  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F2152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F2151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S554] Obituary - John Patrick Grennan, (Legacy.com), https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary.aspx?n=john-patrick-grennan&pid=90508565. JOHN PATRICK GRENNAN, Jr. August 21, 1921 to July 8, 2007 John P. Grennan Jr., 85, died in Jupiter, FL on Sunday, July 8, 2007 after a brief illness. He was born August 21, 1921 in Bristol, CT, to John P. and Pauline (Zinzer) Grennan. He leaves behind a loving family, including his wife Elizabeth (Sledd) Grennan and his children, Jill and her husband Arnie Wensky of Shrewsbury, MA and Michael and his wife Janet Grennan of Jericho, VT and his daughter-in-law, Luanne Grennan, Old Lyme, CT. In addition, he leaves seven grandchildren: Kerry Grennan Hurley, Jonathan Wensky, Amy G. Werner, Kate Grennan, Todd Grennan, Brett Grennan and Sierra Grennan, as well as two great grandchildren, Jack and Grace Wensky. His two brothers, William and his wife, Irene Grennan, Westerly, RI and Paul and his wife, Mary Grennan, Bristol, CT, also survive him. His first wife of 48 years, Rita H. Grennan, his oldest child, John P. Grennan III, and his sister, Anna May Manning, predeceased John. John graduated from Bristol High School (CT) in 1938 and the College of Holy Cross in 1942. He served as a navy pilot in the World War II. Following the war, John worked in the family plumbing business until 1963 when he began a career in real estate development with the Travelers Insurance Company. In 1967, he earned an MBA from the University of Hartford, while working and raising a family. John retired in 1983 and he and Rita moved to Jupiter, Florida in 1985. John was an active volunteer with the AARP, Jupiter Hospital and its Thrift Shop. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. A Mass of Christian burial will take place on Saturday, July 14 at 10 am at St. Peter Church in Jupiter. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Ave. West Palm Beach, Florida 33407. Arrangements entrusted to Aycock Funeral Home, Jupiter. To express condolences and/or make donations Visit PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries [S555] Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988, (Family Search), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9J-SPQJ.