Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Callahan, John Thomas, Jr. May 28, 1994
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Virginian-Pilot  May 29, 1994
John T. "Jack" Callahan Jr., 72, of the 1400 block of Manteo St., died Saturday, 
May 28, 1994.

Mr. Callahan was born in Norfolk, Va., and lived here his entire life. He 
graduated from Maury High School in 1939, where he lettered in basketball and 
baseball. He attended the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary and 
graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from VPI in 1946, where he was 
also president of the student body. He was employed as the Regional Manager of the 
Engine Division with Fairbanks Morse-Colt Industries and retired after 27 years 
with the company.

Mr. Callahan played American Legion Baseball and in 1946 coached Norfolk's 
American Legion team to the regional finals. He coached the Norfolk-William and 
Mary (now Old Dominion University) basketball team to a 21-8 record in 1947-1948 
and also coached the baseball team that year.

He also worked for approximately 25 years with the Bluebird Park Little League and 
Parochial League, serving as president of both and a coach of both. In 1971 his 
boys basketball team from Sacred Heart School won the regular season championship. 
In the late 1970's Mr. Callahan single-handedly maintained the survival of The 
Tidewater League, a sandlot baseball league.

Mr. Callahan was named Sportsman of the Year in 1981 by the Norfolk Sports Club 
and received the 17th annual Bud Metheny Award from the Old Dominion University 
Baseball Program in February 1994.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Norfolk Sports Club, the Ryan 
Club, the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), the Harbor 
Club and the Mallory Country Club.

Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Anne Marie Sullivan Callahan; a daughter, 
Mary Margaret Callahan Lyons of Norfolk; four sons, John T. Callahan III of 
Arlington, Va., Francis Sullivan (Sully) Callahan of Norfolk, Michael Joseph 
Callahan of Westfield, N.J., and Robert Patrick Callahan of New York, N.Y.; a 
sister, Katherine Callahan Respess of Charlottesville, Va.; a brother, William 
Walsh Callahan of Virginia Beach; and nine grandchildren.

A Mass of the Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred 
Heart Catholic Church by Fr. John J. Dorgan. Interment will be at St. Mary's 
Catholic Cemetery.

A Christian wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, May 30, at Sacred Heart 
Catholic Church. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Norfolk Chapel, is in charge of 
arrangements.

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