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- Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 20 Jul 2004, p 53
John Sackett, 82, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Thursday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albuquerque.
He was a former resident of Amherst, Ohio. He was born to the late Salvatore and Nancy Leone Sackett in Shamrock, Pa. He was married to the former Connie Mary Montoya in 1947 in Las Vegas, N.M. He was a World War II veteran of the 1136th Quartermaster Co., Air Service Group where he received a Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, World War II Victory Medal and the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. He was a self-employed masonry contractor for over 50 years. He loved spending time with his extended family. He enjoyed fishing and hanging out with his coffee buddies at many local establishments. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Las Vegas, N.M.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Joe, Pete and Tony Sackett; and sisters, Josephine (Jay) Dario and Mary Condito, all of Ohio.
[Transcribed from Newspapers.com image by Chris Sackett]
