Native obituary: John Deignan, 56, skilled recruiter and passionate photographer

Deignan, John Joseph Nyhan Of Boston, previously of Belmont, June 16, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with metastatic melanoma.

Beloved son of Mary “mimi” (Nyhan) Deignan and the late Robert E. Deignan. Brother of Robert E. Deignan, Jr. and his spouse, Christina M. Deignan, and Patrick F. Deignan and his spouse, Colleen E. Deignan. Cherished uncle of Caroline, Michaela, Alexa, Casey, Ryan and Bridget.

Belmont Excessive College Class of 1985 and Assumption College Class of 1989. By day, John was certainly one of Boston’s most revered skilled recruiters, however his true ardour was images. He touched so many individuals along with his assortment of wonderful seascapes, visions of Cape Cod life and highly effective city road scenes, coupled along with his well timed immersion into Boston’s building world, capturing the abilities and bravado of the Iron Employees Native 7 Union.

A Funeral Mass shall be celebrated at St. Cecilia Church, 18 Belvidere Road, Boston, on Thursday, June 29, at 11:00 AM. Relations and buddies invited. (Further parking at 50 Dalton St. storage). In lieu of flowers, please take into account donating to Mass Normal Most cancers Heart, 55 Fruit Road, Boston, MA 02114, giving.massgeneral.org/donate. On-line guestbook, at www.brownandhickey.com.

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