John S. “Jack” Musser, II, 90 died on July 2, 2015. A summer resident beginning in 1960, he lived at Peases Point in Mattapoisett year-round since 1978, and loved his water views of Buzzards Bay.
Jack was born on October 17, 1924, in Harrisburg, PA to Claire Van Dyke and Andrew Jackson Musser. He grew up in Harrisburg and attended Fork Union Military Academy and Penn State University, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He served as an Army Air Corps aerial gunner in World War II, on B-25 bombers.
Jack was preceded in death by his first wife, Ann Bradshaw, his former wife Ruth Tate Musser, and his son David Van Dyke Musser. He leaves three children, John S. Musser, III, of Cambridge, MA, Barbara Musser of Petaluma, CA, and Laura Musser Montgomery of New Durham, NH; his brother Warren V. “Pete” Musser; seven grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Jack was a friend of Bill W. for 40 years. He had been a vestryman, treasurer, junior warden and usher at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion. He was a board member of the SouthCoast YMCA for 32 years and co-donor of the Musser Family facility.
A memorial service will be held at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, July 18 at 10:00 AM. His ashes will be buried in the St. Gabriel’s memorial garden. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Southcoast YMCA or St. Gabriel’s Church in Jack’s name.