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John Connor

June 26, 2021
Kalamazoo, MI

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Connor, John P. "Mad Jack" Kalamazoo JOHN PATRICK CONNOR, "MAD JACK", passed away on Saturday June 26, 2021. Jack was born on December 15, 1942 in Dwight, Illinois to Jack and Lyvonne Connor. Jack was united in marriage to Beverly Hutchinson and moved to Comstock, MI in 1962 where they had five children together. Throughout his life he was employed by the Rheem and Eaton Corporations and retired from Borgess Medical Center where he forged many lifelong friendships and met Martha (Barrett) Connor who he married Nov. 4, 1994 and gained two bonus children. Jack's reputation for expressing himself in a forceful, most vigorous manner, coupled with his mastery of the more colorful side of the English language caused him to affectionately be known as "MAD JACK". Jack was a proud Irishman with a big heart who loved his family fiercely. He was easily described as the most generous, frugal Irishman you ever met. He was a rabid fan of the Chicago Bears. During football season, Sundays at Jacks was the place to be for family, friends, good food and always plenty of refreshments. Jack was preceded in death by his parents and son, Michael (Laurie) Connor. He is survived by his wife Martha; sister, Shari (Bob) Steele, and brother, Tom Viland; children, Scott (Terri) Connor, Douglas Connor, Patrick (Valerie) Connor, Kathy (Tom Boyer) Haller, Nichole (Shafeeq) Hameed, Gregory (Katie) Dunfield; 18 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. To keep with his wishes a memorial picnic will be held at the family home 1955 N. 30th St., Kalamazoo MI 49048 on Saturday July 10th, 2021 at 2pm. Memorials in Jacks name may be made to the West Michigan Cancer Center or The Kalamazoo Gospel Mission. To view Jack's personalized webpage please visit https://www.langelands.com