John T. “Jack” Ward, previous businessman and longtime resident of Warsaw, joined our Lord in heaven on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.
Jack was born in Schenectady, N.Y., on Jan. 31, 1930. He served our nation proudly, a U.S. Navy veteran deployed during the Korean War on the USS Wright aircraft carrier.
After his service, he spent his career with Brunswick Corp., living in Chicago. Later in his career he decided to take a leap of faith, moved his family and purchased Bob King Volkswagen in Warsaw. He was the proud owner of Jack Ward Imports and later brought Audi and Mazda to Warsaw. He also owned Jack Ward Chevrolet (now Lakeside). He also owned Warsaw Honda in the ’70s and brought Honda motorcycles to Warsaw.
He loved the water, boating and living on Winona Lake. Jack was a member of Sacred Heart Parish as well as a member of Knights of Columbus. He later retired and moved to Florida and enjoyed living in the Florida sunshine and playing golf.
He was an avid sports fan, loved the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Tampa Bay Rays and any other sport he could watch! He loved when his family visited and they created a lot of memories. He will be forever missed.
He was married 65 years to his wife, Mary.
Leaving behind: daughters: Patricia (Doug) Miller, Holiday, Fla.; Mary Jane (Dustin Bradway) Ward, Warsaw; and Deb (Robert) Smith, Houston, Texas; a son, John Ward, Warsaw; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service with military honors will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey, Fla., with a bagpipe ceremony at sunset.
On Saturday, a Mass in honor of Jack will take place at St. James Apostle Catholic Church, Port Richey, following with a celebration of life.
