John Sebastian Sherry
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John Sebastian “Jack” Sherry, age 72, of North Strabane, formerly of Mt. Lebanon, passed away peacefully after a long illness, on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.
Jack was born in Homestead on April 18, 1946 to the late Sebastian J. and Margaret Coyne Sherry and grew up in Whitehall Borough.
He was an alumnus of St. Gabriel’s and Baldwin High Schools, the University of Dayton, and Duquesne Law School. Jack also served in the U.S. Army Reserve for four years after earning his Juris Doctorate. Jack began his career at Travelers, but spent the majority of his career at CNA. He then moved onto private practice to return to hands-on trial work.
Jack is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Joan (Paulsen); sons, Brendan (Jennifer) of Peters, Michael of Wheeling, W.Va., and Conor of Castle Shannon; and granddaughters, Leah and Megan.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 2, and from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood 15227, where funeral prayer will be held at 9 a.m. Monday morning. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. in St. Benedict the Abbot Church, Peters Township. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Allegheny Health Network Transplant Fund, Office of Fund Development, 4818 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, or German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue PA, Inc., 47 South 14th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Please send condolences to www.johnfslater.com