Mass of Christian Burial
The Church of St. Alphonsus-
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7025 Halifax Avenue North
Brooklyn Center, -
Visitation one hour prior to Mass.
John P. "Jack" Pierce
January 20, 1935 — December 12, 2018
John P. "Jack" Pierce
Born 1/20/35, Virginia, MN, to Clayton and Esther (Nee Sironen). Brother, Robert (B. 1945) died 2008; 3 brothers and 1 sister who died in infancy.
Beloved husband of Betty since May 1960; son, Tom (B. 1961), daughters Beth (B. 1963) and Amy (Holtan)(B.1965, Sp. Tim); 8 grandchildren- Jessica (Underwood, Sp. John), Rachel (Hayes, Sp. Brian), Daniel Pierce, Samantha Pierce, Sarah Pierce, Maria Pierce, Chloe (Delwiche, Sp. Tyler), and Nicholas Holtan; 3 great grandchildren – Kinsley, Aria, and Eloise; one more on the way. Many, many friends.
Known by “Jack”, he was active in baseball, football, and basketball throughout his childhood. A 1953 graduate of Roosevelt H.S. in Virginia, he achieved all-conference awards in football and played in the 1952 North-South all-star game as a center and linebacker. He participated in the 1952 state basketball tournament with the “Blue Devils” (H.S.). He then attended Virginia Junior College for 2 years and was named all-conference football team in his sophomore year. In baseball, he was primarily a pitcher and played many years playing town ball with the Virginia Rangers.
Jack enlisted in the USMC and served from 1956-58, honorably discharged with the rank of corporal. After the service, he attended UMD, graduating with a B.S. in education. He then taught in the Columbia Heights School District from 1960-1993, Elementary Education.
Jack was an avid sports fan, especially of the Minnesota Twins. He loved to fish and, especially in his younger days, hunting.
He will be remembered as a “People Person” with a great sense of humor and who especially loved children. In his later years, he enjoyed attending his grandchildren's many activities and being with them “at the lake”.
He was an avid reader, enjoying novels and American history. In their retirement, Jack and Betty were able to travel to many historic American places, in addition to numerous trips as snowbirds- Florida and Arizona.
He will be remembered as a loving person who loved to laugh. We will all miss him dearly and will carry wonderful memories of him for the rest of our lives.
Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday (12/18), 11 AM with visitation starting at 10 AM at the Church of St. Alphonsus, 7025 Halifax Ave. No., Brooklyn Center. Private interment Ft. Snelling. Memorials preferred to Sharing and Caring Hands or the American Heart Assocation.
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