John (Jack) Wesley Jessup passed away on August 18, 2015 at the age of 90, in Raleigh, NC. He was born on May 21, 1925 in Carbondale, PA, to J. Wesley Jessup and Carmel Duffy Jessup. He married his high school sweetheart Constance Morell on June 12, 1948, in Niagara Falls, NY. Jack served honorably in WWII in the Army Air Force stationed in the China-Burma- India theater. After the war, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Buffalo in New York. Jack worked for IBM in Poughkeepsie and Kingston, NY, retiring in 1985 after 35 years in the capacity of Advisory Engineer. He was a member of the Poughkeepsie Audio Society and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He also served as a volunteer fireman.

Jack was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Richard Henry Jessup. Jack is survived by his wife of 67 years, Constance; his five children, Kathy (husband John) Martin of Kennebunk, ME, Brian (wife Karen) Jessup of Cary, NC, Timothy of Sedona, AZ, Jeffrey, of Arvada, CO, and Marylou (husband Steve) Petriccione, of Raleigh, NC; eleven grandchildren, John, Jamie and Jason Martin, Kyle, Andrew and Christopher Jessup, Corey, Lindsey and Beau Jessup, and Leah and Nicholas Petriccione; as well as six great grandchildren, Anna, Duncan, Evelyn, Caitlyn, Austin and Allie, and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2015, in St. Mary of the Angels Chapel at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church at 11am followed by the Rite of Committal in the Memorial Garden. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Transitions LifeCare (www.transitionslifecare.org).