TITLE:       John Paul O'Dell, Obituary,  May 19, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  Journal Inquirer
             Manchester, CT(issue May 21, 2001)

FORMATTED:   ABishop, June 2001

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O'DELL

John Paul O'Dell, 53, of Dale Road, Enfield, beloved husband of 22 years of Susan 
(Ward) O'Dell, entered into eternal rest Saturday, May 19, 2001 at St. Francis Hospital, 
Hartford, after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer.

John was born in Bartlesville, Okla., and was a resident of Enfield most of his life. 

He was a graduate of Enfield High School, Class of 1967. He was co-captain of the high 
school football team and won the Shakespearean Award for his acting ability. John served 
with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was a bugler with the U.S. Marine 
Corps Band. He was the manager of Bobcat of Greater Springfield in Chicopee for the past
10 years. 

John was an avid golfer, past president of the Windsor Locks Golf Association, active 
with the Booster Club at Enfield High School, and a communicant of Holy Family Church, 
Enfield.

Besides his wife, Susan, John is survived by his two loving children, Derek and Erin 
O'Dell, both of Enfield; his loving Boston terrier, Holly; a brother, Pete Martin of 
Collinsville, Okla.; a sister, Kerry Ridener of Texas; an aunt, Helen Wilson and her 
husband, Glen; and an uncle, Bob O'Dell and his wife, Phyllis.

A funeral service will be held at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, from Leete-Stevens Enfield 
Chapels, 61 South Road, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Holy Family
Church. 

Burial, with Marine Corps honors, will be in St. Patrick King Street Cemetery, Enfield.

John's family will receive relatives and friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, 
May 21, at the funeral home.

Memorial donations in John's memory may be made to St. Francis Hospital Oncology Fund, 
114 Woodland St., Hartford, CT 06105.




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