GROVELAND – John J. “Jack” Davis, 62, husband of Patricia Jardine, of Groveland passed away on Tuesday, June 18 at the Boston Medical Center.
Jack was born in Somerville the son of John Davis and Anne Marie (Burns) Collis. He was a graduate of Pentucket Regional High School and then joined the Navy, after which he went on to study nursing at Northern Essex Community College. He proudly served in the US Navy from 1980 until 1984 during the Iranian Hostage Crisis. He served aboard the USS Coral Sea CV-43, receiving the Navy Expeditionary Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with Star. Jack was proud of his role as a hostage negotiator for the United States Government during his long career. He worked as a Registered Nurse for many years, eventually rising to the Nurse Manager position in the forensic psychiatric unit of the Federal Medical Center at Fort Devens from which he retired. In his younger days, Jack liked riding skimobiles and motorcycles. He was passionate about his vintage Rambler convertible and loved spending time driving around with the top down playing Oldies music. Jack also enjoyed spending time with his friends, fishing, and enjoyed boating on his boat the “Iona” and going to their home in Florida.
Jack is survived by his wife Patricia Jardine of Groveland, his daughter Angela Davis of Rochester, NH, his son Michael W. Davis and his wife Helena of Goffstown, NH, brothers Michael Davis of Plaistow, James Davis of Derry, NH, and Kenneth Davis and his wife Susan of Groveland and his sisters Gayle Bereshny and her husband Roger of Groveland and Cathleen Collis of Plaistow. He also leaves behind cherished grandchildren Beatrice and Adelaide Davis and a special uncle John Burns of DelRay Beach, FL as well as many special nieces and nephews and very dear friends.
ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on Friday, June 28 from 4PM until 7PM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main Street, Haverhill. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, June 29 at 11AM at Our Lady of the Cedars Church, 140 Mitchell Street, Manchester, NH. Memorial donations may be made in his name to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka KS, 66675. Please visit www.comeaufuneral.com of Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook.
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Brian, Marissa, Mia & Max St. Hilaire says
June 25, 2024 at 12:30 amMet Jack early in my career while working on one of the numerous psychiatric units inside FMC Devens. I was the officer and he was the unit nurse. I learned a lot from Jack. He truly cared about staff safety and was always a phone call away for advice once he became nurse manager. I moved to Haverhill on Jack’s advice. Still here raising a family. “Jack Davis,” (yes full name) as my children called him would always stop by and check in on us. We carpooled from Haverhill to the prison whenever we were on the same shift. Always a fun ride to and from talking about family, current events and definitely politics. Honored I got to visit with him in the hospital the afternoon before he passed. Heaven gained a great guy, nurse, friend, husband, father and grandfather. I still cannot believe you are gone. I keep tagging you with Trump memes and have to catch myself and take your name off the text stream.
RIP bud. Until we meet again.
Wanda Quatrale says
June 27, 2024 at 11:56 amTo Pat, Michael and family,
I’m so sorry for your sudden loss. I will be out of town for his service but retain memories of his spirit and lust for life. May he rest in peace and you find comfort in the love he has left behind.
With love and sympathy,
Wanda