John A. "Jack" Griffin Jr.

John A. “Jack” Griffin Jr., 74, of Northampton, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. He was the husband of the late Mary M. (Romanic), who passed away in 2021. Born September 6, 1949, in Allentown, he was a son of the late Dr. John A. Griffin, MD and Emma Ferry Griffin, RN. Jack attended Allentown Central Catholic High School but graduated from Northampton High School. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was assigned to the USS Koelsch (DE 1049). Jack worked at Fuller Co. (FLSmidth) for 24 years until continuing his career at Air Products in the specialty gases department. He was of the Catholic faith. Survivors: his children, John A. Griffin III and wife, Angel, Courtney Lakics and fiancé, Casey Chapleski, Michael J. Griffin and wife, Jenna; 11 grandchildren; sisters, Mary Pat Post and husband, Harold, and Kathi Roxberry; brother-in-law, Glenn Kane Sr.; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sisters, Kathleen Griffin, Anne Kane, Maureen Griffin, and brother, Joseph Griffin Sr. Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, April 1st at 10:30 a.m. in Queenship of Mary Church, 1324 Newport Ave., Northampton. Family and friends may call on Monday morning from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. in the Reichel Funeral Home, 326 E. 21st St., Northampton. Interment with military honors will be in St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Northampton. Online condolences may be offered at www.reichelfuneralhome. com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be presented to Northampton VFW Post 4714 Honor Guard in loving memory of Jack.