John F. (Jack) Roney passed away peacefully at his home in Warrington on October 3, 2016. He was 91 years old. Jack was one of the Greatest Generation. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and enhanced his country’s defense throughout a career in satellite communications. He was an engineer for 45 years, 36 of those with General Electric’s Missile and Space Division. He was in America’s first cadre of aerospace engineers.
Jack was born in Philadelphia, September 9, 1925, to Frank and Elizabeth Roney. He graduated from Northeast Catholic High School. He did his undergraduate studies in electrical engineering at Villanova University and Penn State and graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania.
He served his community, as well as the nation. Jack served for 17 years on the Warrington Municipal Authority and, after his retirement from GE in 1992 was a three-day-a-week volunteer tutor of math and sciences at Archbishop Wood High School.
His passions were his God, his family, history and literature, being Irish, Penn State football, Villanova basketball, and Wood everything.
Jack is survived by his children, Jack and Deborah Roney of Vienna, Virginia, Gail Mallett of Warrington, Jeff Roney of Philadelphia, Donnabeth and Dave Murphy of Doylestown, and Christopher and Yvette Roney of Houston, Texas. His grandchildren are Rick Listopad, Trey and Conor Watanabe, Andrea Murphy, and Kyle, Alison, Sierra and Declan Roney. Jack is also survived by three great grand children and numerous loving nieces and nephews.
Mary, his beloved wife of 49 years, preceded him to Heaven in 1999.
The family will receive friends at the Shelly Funeral Home, 1460 Easton Road, Warrington, 18976, on Thursday, October 6, 6-8 pm, and at 10 am on Friday, prior to an 11 am Funeral Mass at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Road, Jamison, 18929. Internment will follow in St. John Neumann.
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Jack was born in Philadelphia, September 9, 1925, to Frank and Elizabeth Roney. He graduated from Northeast Catholic High School. He did his undergraduate studies in electrical engineering at Villanova University and Penn State and graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania.
He served his community, as well as the nation. Jack served for 17 years on the Warrington Municipal Authority and, after his retirement from GE in 1992 was a three-day-a-week volunteer tutor of math and sciences at Archbishop Wood High School.
His passions were his God, his family, history and literature, being Irish, Penn State football, Villanova basketball, and Wood everything.
Jack is survived by his children, Jack and Deborah Roney of Vienna, Virginia, Gail Mallett of Warrington, Jeff Roney of Philadelphia, Donnabeth and Dave Murphy of Doylestown, and Christopher and Yvette Roney of Houston, Texas. His grandchildren are Rick Listopad, Trey and Conor Watanabe, Andrea Murphy, and Kyle, Alison, Sierra and Declan Roney. Jack is also survived by three great grand children and numerous loving nieces and nephews.
Mary, his beloved wife of 49 years, preceded him to Heaven in 1999.
The family will receive friends at the Shelly Funeral Home, 1460 Easton Road, Warrington, 18976, on Thursday, October 6, 6-8 pm, and at 10 am on Friday, prior to an 11 am Funeral Mass at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Road, Jamison, 18929. Internment will follow in St. John Neumann.
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John F. (Jack) Roney passed away peacefully at his home in Warrington on October 3, 2016. He was 91 years old. Jack was one of the Greatest Generation. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and enhanced his country’s defense throughout a career in satellite communications. He was an engineer for 45 years, 36 of those with General Electric’s Missile and Space Division. He was in America’s first cadre of aerospace engineers.
Jack was born in Philadelphia, September 9, 1925, to Frank and Elizabeth Roney. He graduated from Northeast Catholic High School. He did his undergraduate studies in electrical engineering at Villanova University and Penn State and graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania.
He served his community, as well as the nation. Jack served for 17 years on the Warrington Municipal Authority and, after his retirement from GE in 1992 was a three-day-a-week volunteer tutor of math and sciences at Archbishop Wood High School.
His passions were his God, his family, history and literature, being Irish, Penn State football, Villanova basketball, and Wood everything.
Jack is survived by his children, Jack and Deborah Roney of Vienna, Virginia, Gail Mallett of Warrington, Jeff Roney of Philadelphia, Donnabeth and Dave Murphy of Doylestown, and Christopher and Yvette Roney of Houston, Texas. His grandchildren are Rick Listopad, Trey and Conor Watanabe, Andrea Murphy, and Kyle, Alison, Sierra and Declan Roney. Jack is also survived by three great grand children and numerous loving nieces and nephews.
Mary, his beloved wife of 49 years, preceded him to Heaven in 1999.
The family will receive friends at the Shelly Funeral Home, 1460 Easton Road, Warrington, 18976, on Thursday, October 6, 6-8 pm, and at 10 am on Friday, prior to an 11 am Funeral Mass at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Road, Jamison, 18929. Internment will follow in St. John Neumann.
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Jack was born in Philadelphia, September 9, 1925, to Frank and Elizabeth Roney. He graduated from Northeast Catholic High School. He did his undergraduate studies in electrical engineering at Villanova University and Penn State and graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania.
He served his community, as well as the nation. Jack served for 17 years on the Warrington Municipal Authority and, after his retirement from GE in 1992 was a three-day-a-week volunteer tutor of math and sciences at Archbishop Wood High School.
His passions were his God, his family, history and literature, being Irish, Penn State football, Villanova basketball, and Wood everything.
Jack is survived by his children, Jack and Deborah Roney of Vienna, Virginia, Gail Mallett of Warrington, Jeff Roney of Philadelphia, Donnabeth and Dave Murphy of Doylestown, and Christopher and Yvette Roney of Houston, Texas. His grandchildren are Rick Listopad, Trey and Conor Watanabe, Andrea Murphy, and Kyle, Alison, Sierra and Declan Roney. Jack is also survived by three great grand children and numerous loving nieces and nephews.
Mary, his beloved wife of 49 years, preceded him to Heaven in 1999.
The family will receive friends at the Shelly Funeral Home, 1460 Easton Road, Warrington, 18976, on Thursday, October 6, 6-8 pm, and at 10 am on Friday, prior to an 11 am Funeral Mass at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Road, Jamison, 18929. Internment will follow in St. John Neumann.
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