Obituary

Leahy, John Patrick (Jackie) was born to Patrick and Hannah (Sullivan) Leahy on April 16, 1937 and died on March 20, 2025.

John emigrated to the United States in 1956. He joined the U.S. Army Engineers and was assigned to Georgia and Germany. Thereafter, he obtained his U.S. citizenship.

On June 27, 1964, John married his wonderful wife Sally (Sarah A. Conway). John and Sally resided in Malden, MA where they welcomed son, Michael J. Leahy and Joanne Leahy.

John was a proud member of the MFD serving as a firefighter, Lieutenant and Captain from 1971 to 1997.

Upon retirement, John and Sally settled in York, ME and wintered in Sebastian, FL.
John leaves behind wife, Sally, son Michael Leahy, daughter Joanne Leahy Lewis, grandchildren Hannah Leahy-Cory, Haley Leahy, Aislinn Lewis and Finn Sauvageau, sister Mary Madden, brothers James, Patrick and Edward. He also leaves many nieces, nephews and cousins in the U.S., UK, Canada and Ireland. He is predeceased by his brothers, Michael and Thomas.

A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating John's life will be held at Sacred Hearts Church, 297 Main Street, Malden, MA, on Friday, May 16th, 2025 at 10:00am. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Thursday May 15th from 4:00pm-7:00pm.
Interment will be at Forestdale Cemetery, 150 Forest St, Malden, MA.