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In lieu of flowers
Please consider a gift to Goodspeed Opera House Foundation or Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
John's timeline
1943
Born
December 31st, 1943
Brooklyn, NY, with parents, younger siblings Ginny and Kevin
1966
Graduated from college
1966
B.S. in Foreign Service
1967
Had a child, Michael Oakes
November 5th, 1967
Stuttgart, Germany
1969
Started a job at Chase Manhattan Bank
1969
New York, NY
1971
1979
Got married to Carole Shea
August 11th, 1979
Sloatsburg, NY
1986
Moved
1986
Boston, MA
1996
Merrill Dodd joined the family
1996
Granite Bay, CA, Merrill with Nicole, Randy, David, and Megan
1998
Moved
1998
Palos Verdes, CA
2010
Moved
2010
New Milford, CT
2025
Passed away
May 30th, 2025
New Milford, CT
In lieu of flowers
Please consider a gift to
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation or Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
In lieu of flowers
Please consider a gift to
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation or Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
Created with love by
Deirdre Morrissey (John's step-daughter),
Kelly Oakes (John's daughter),
Sean Oakes (John's son),
john Oakes,
Carole Shea,
Merrill Dodd (John's daughter) and
Maura Shea (John's step-daughter).
