John Kevin Madigan, 67, a resident of Boxford, MA. passed away at his home on Monday, November 17, 2008.
Born in Lawrence, MA., John was son of the late Rita A. (Powers) Madigan and Joseph A. Madigan. He was a graduate of both St. Mary's Grammar School and Central Catholic High School in Lawrence. John had worked for Borden Chemical for many years. Prior to that, he had worked at Tyre Rubber Company in Andover for over 20 years. He was a Veteran having served in the United States Navy. John was an avid outdoorsman having enjoyed hunting, fishing, and trapping from which he earned his nickname "Trapper".
He was also and avid fly tier and was very proud of winning shooting contests at the Methuen Rod and Gun Club. John enjoyed being with his friends at Rolf's in North Andover where he read the paper and had his morning coffee.
The husband of the late Judith (Wrenn) Madigan and father of the late Shaun Madigan, family members include:
brothers: Joseph V. Madigan and his wife Margaret of Andover, ME., Robert Madigan and his wife Janet of Haverhill, MA., and Gary Madigan of Londonderry, NH.
he is also survived by several nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
A period of visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 from 12 to 3 P.M. at the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 35 Merrimack St., North Andover, MA., Burial will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Boxford, MA. To send an online condolence or for more information, please got to www.breenfuneralhome.com.