Linnehan, John J., age 75 of Haverhill, died Monday, March 3, 2008.
He was born in Haverhill on November 30, 1932, the son of the late Helen Connell and C. Frank Linnehan. He graduated from Haverhill High School and Tufts University, Medford.
He worked on Senator John F. Kennedy's 1960 Presidential Campaign and served in both The Kennedy and Johnson Administrations. He was Treasurer of Senator Edmund Muskie's 1972 Presidential Campaign. He also served as Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill's Treasurer for many years. He continued to be active in Massachusetts and local politics throughout his life. Mr. Linnehan served as Legislative Consultant for the National Funeral Directors Association and, for over three decades, was the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee Chairperson for the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association.
Mr. Linnehan succeeded his father as the owner of the C. Frank Linnehan and Son Funeral Homes in Haverhill and Bradford in 1973. Mr. Linnehan was the husband of Claire (Gaffey) Linnehan, who passed away June 14, 1998.
He is survived by daughters Courtney C. Linnehan of Boston and Seana and her husband Roger H. Wood, and his grandchildren, Isabelle Wood, Aidan Wood, and Oliver Wood, all of New York City. The Funeral will be held Saturday, March 8 at 9:00 a.m. from the C. Frank Linnehan and Son Haverhill Funeral Home, 129 Kenoza Avenue, Haverhill, followed by a Concelebrated Funeral Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. James Church, 185 Winter Street, Haverhill. Interment will be in St. James Cemetery, Primrose Street, Haverhill. Calling Hours Friday, 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. Contributions in John's Memory may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245.