John Joseph Dwyer

1931 - 2008  (76 years)

• Name	John Joseph Dwyer
  Born	31 Jul 1931	Waterbury, New Haven Co, Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Apr 2008
  Buried	Waterbury, New Haven Co, Connecticut, USA (Calvary Cemetery)
  Person ID	I60727	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	John Joseph Dwyer,   d. Bef 1941
  Mother	Margaret Hoar,   b. Abt 1904, Connecticut, USA ,   d.
  Married	Abt 1930
  Family ID	F23613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Obituary: Republican-American (Waterbury, CT) - April 22, 2008 Deceased Name: John J. Dwyer WFSB Channel 3 cameraman WATERBURY - Mr. John Joseph "Specs" Dwyer, age 76, of Elliott Avenue, died Saturday, April 19, 2008, at Saint Mary's Hospital. He was the loving husband of Marie Josie (Flammia) Dwyer. John was born July 31, 1931, in Waterbury, a son of the late John Joseph and Margaret (Hoar) Dwyer. He was a lifelong city resident and was a graduate of SS. Peter and Paul Grammar School and Sacred Heart High School, where he excelled in basketball and baseball. He played basketball for the Royals A.C., the East End Community Club A.C. and the Waterbury Travelers A.C. John proudly served his country in the Air Force during the Korean War, serving with the 44th Statistical Service Squadron at Chateauroux, France. Prior to his retirement in 1993, John was employed as a cameraman at WFSB Channel 3, where he worked for over 24 years. He was a member of the National Association of Broadcasters employees and Technicians Union AFL-CIO (NABET). Following his retirement, he worked for several years as a crossing guard for the Waterbury school system. He was a social member of the Cave Restaurant, was an avid golfer, a member of the East End Community Club and a communicant of SS. Peter and Paul Church. Besides his wife of 47 years, he leaves two sons, John K. Dwyer his wife Monique and their three children, Mark, Megan and Caitlin of Middletown and Vincent J. Dwyer of Waterbury; as well as six other grandchildren, Amanda, Vinnie, Jimmy, Tori, Ricky and Robert; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. from the Casey-O'Donnell Family Funeral Home, 1581 East Main St., to SS. Peter and Paul Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Waterbury. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations in memory of Mr. Dwyer may be made to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford 06492. For more information, to light a memorial candle or to send an online condolence, please visit www.caseyodonnell.com.