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John D. Warner 1930-2007 CHATHAM - On August 17, 2007, Jack Warner, of Chatham, died after a long-term battle with cancer. He was born on July 19, 1930 to Leonard Joseph Warner and Mary Howard Warner of Westfield, Mass. He graduated from Westfield High School where he served as class president and was one of the few high school athletes in state history to win letters in five different sports. He attended Cheshire Academy in Connecticut, where he was captain of the football and baseball teams. Warner graduated with a B. A. in History from Yale, where he played football and was captain of the rugby team. He also played semi-professional baseball. Warner served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. In western Mass., he was the founder and president of a bank, owned a radio station and published a weekly newspaper. After moving to Boston, he served as a commissioner of the Mass. Dept. of Public Works, and, later, as Commissioner of Parks and Recreation of the City of Boston and director of the Boston Redevelopment authority. Warner lived on Nantucket for many years where he owned and helped operate the lobster boat Semper Fi. He wrote four successful books: The Loss of Heaven, Here's to Nantucket, Rebound, and his recent memoir Reflections in the Rearview Mirror. He leaves beloved wife Polly Finch Warner, four children, three stepchildren, and five grandchildren.
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