From Walt Murphy's News & Results Service: Villanova coach Marcus O'Sullivan just passed along the sad news that Jack Pyrah, the beloved former assistant at the Philadelphia Main Line school, passed away today at the age of 87. Funeral arrangements have not been set yet.
For a look at his storied career, click here
The story in the July 20 Philadelphia Inquirer
Viewings: Monday, July 23, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, July 24, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030 (not at the funeral home)
Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, July 24, 2007: 10:30 a.m. @ St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030
Funeral Arrangments by McCann Healey Funeral Home, 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ 08030 - Phone # 856-456-1142. You can call them for inquiries and directions or go to their website: www.mccannhealey.com. Their website provides driving directions. Also, their website provides an opportunity to send condolences through email to the family by clicking on: info@mccannfuneralhome.com
Sympathy cards may be sent to Jack's wife, Regina, and family at the address below:
512 Sherwood Avenue
Gloucester City, NJ 08030.
Interment: New St. Mary's Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ
In lieu of flowers, donations for the Jack Pyrah Memorial Fund can be sent to:
V Club
Villanova University
Jake Nevin Field House
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085-1674
Please write check out to: V Club and indicate in memo portion of check "Jack Pyrah"
or
St. Vincent dePaul Society
c/o St. Mary's Church
426 Monmouth Street
Gloucester City, NJ 08030
Please indicate in memo portion of check "Jack Pyrah"