Joseph Xavier Meehan, Jr.
January 3, 2024
Joseph Xavier Meehan, Jr., age 79, of Pompton Plains, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 in New York City. Born March 5, 1944, in Orange, NJ to the late Joseph Xavier and Helen (nee: DePaul) Meehan. Joe is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years Diane (nee: Villavecchia), his children Meghan Whalen (nee: Meehan) and Joseph Xavier Meehan, III, his wonderful children-in-law James Charles Whalen and Anna Simonsen-Meehan, his four amazing grandsons Alrik Xavier Meehan, James Xavier Whalen, Eskil Joseph Meehan and Cooper Patrick Whalen, his brother Daniel ( June) Meehan, his brothersin-law Alfred (Lenore) Villavecchia and Robert Lockwood, as well as numerous nieces and nephews that he loved.
Joe is preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Helen Meehan, and sisters, Patricia Connell (nee: Meehan), Joan Lockwood (nee: Meehan) and Grace Claire Meehan.
Joe graduated from St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark NJ, received his bachelors from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA, and his MBA from Seton Hall University. He started his career at IBM in NYC, and after an early retirement and independent consulting, he continued a long career with the New Canaan Board of Education in CT. He had proudly served his country during the Vietnam War as a Lieutenant in the US Army.
Joe was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2006, a rare and incurable lung disease. After a successful lung transplant through Columbia University Medical Center at NY-Presbyterian in 2009, Joe was blessed with another almost 15 years of making meaningful memories with his family. They are eternally grateful for this time together and the miracle workers on the lung transplant team.
The family will receive their friends on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 4-8 p.m. at the Frank A. Patti and Kenneth Mikatarian Funeral Home 327 Main Street. The funeral mass will be on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at Madonna R.C. Church On The Hill at 11:00 a.m. For condolences, directions, or information www.frankpatti.com or call (201) 944-0100.