Dr John Joseph “Jack” Brosnan

Advertisement

Dr John Joseph “Jack” Brosnan

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
10 Jan 2011 (aged 95)
Suffolk County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
John J. Brosnan was born in the lower East side of Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Hannah Blumstead and John Joseph Brosnan. He was the oldest of three brothers, Joseph Thomas Brosnan and Timothy Francis Brosnan. He was originally named John Alphonsus Brosnan, but changed his middle name at the time of his confirmation.

He was taken under the wing of Father Peter L. Nolan, who encouraged and supported him in his studies and he went on to become an accomplished General Surgeon. Dr. Brosnan served his country as a surgeon for the Navy during WWII on the Hospital Ship, the USS Haven, which visited Nagasaki immediately after the war. He was chief of surgery at Kings County Hospital and was a surgeon for the City of New York's Police Department. He lived with his wife in Brooklyn New York where they raised their son Peter. Upon retirement, Dr. Brosnan and his wife Audrey moved to Long Island, New York where he lived his life to the fullest alongside his wife.

He leaves behind his beloved wife Audrey Barbara Holran Brosnan, his only son and his two grandchildren.
John J. Brosnan was born in the lower East side of Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Hannah Blumstead and John Joseph Brosnan. He was the oldest of three brothers, Joseph Thomas Brosnan and Timothy Francis Brosnan. He was originally named John Alphonsus Brosnan, but changed his middle name at the time of his confirmation.

He was taken under the wing of Father Peter L. Nolan, who encouraged and supported him in his studies and he went on to become an accomplished General Surgeon. Dr. Brosnan served his country as a surgeon for the Navy during WWII on the Hospital Ship, the USS Haven, which visited Nagasaki immediately after the war. He was chief of surgery at Kings County Hospital and was a surgeon for the City of New York's Police Department. He lived with his wife in Brooklyn New York where they raised their son Peter. Upon retirement, Dr. Brosnan and his wife Audrey moved to Long Island, New York where he lived his life to the fullest alongside his wife.

He leaves behind his beloved wife Audrey Barbara Holran Brosnan, his only son and his two grandchildren.