Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cahill, John Jr. January 28, 1973
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Virginian Pilot January 30, 1973

             John Cahill Jr. Operated Norfolk Insurance Agency

John Cahill Jr., 80, of 931 Baldwin Ave., insurance agency operator and a former 
civic and cultural leader, died Sunday in a Salem hospital.
A native of New York state, he lived here most of his life. He was a son of John 
and Mrs. Mary Mitchell Cahill and the husband of the late Mrs. Turner Higgins 
Cahill.
He operated the John Cahill Insurance Agency.
He was honored by the City of Norfolk for helping bring the city to a leading 
fire-prevention rank and leader in its class in Virginia.
As a captain in World War I, he was wounded and wore the Purple Heart. He was a 
captain in the Virginia Protective Force, which later was changed to the 
Virginia State Guard.
He was a member of the Ryan Club, Virginia Club and Norfolk Safety Squad for 
Fire Prevention and a life member of the Norfolk Boat Club.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and president of His Holy Name 
Society, member of the Nocturnal Adoration Society and Catholic Family and 
Children's Welfare Society.
He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Anne Cahill Preston, Mrs. Helen Cahill 
Wright and Miss Mary Cahill, of Norfolk; and a brother, Major Edward H. Cahill, 
of Wynnewood, Pa.
The Rosary will be said in H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments tonight at 7:30
A Requiem Mass will be celebrated in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Wednesday at 
11 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
The family requests that flowers be omitted. 
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CAHILL JR., JOHN - In a Salem hospital Sunday, JOHN CAHILL, JR., widower of Mrs. 
Turner Higgins Cahill and son of the late John and Mrs. Mary Mitchell Cahill, in 
the 85th year of his age.  The body will be taken from the H.D. Oliver Funeral 
Apts., Norfolk, to Sacred Heart Catholic Church for a requiem mass to be 
celebrated Wednesday at 11 o'clock.  Burial, St. Mary's Cemetery.  The family 
requests that flowers be omitted.

Virginian Pilot January 31, 1973


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