Gunning, John T.
By Canton CitizenJohn T. Gunning Sr., 78, of Canton, passed away peacefully at home on October 15 after a long illness with diabetes.
John was raised in Quincy and graduated from Quincy High School. He married in 1967 and moved to Canton where he would raise his four children. The neighbors on Glendale Way quickly became part of his family. In 1978, he established his own sheet metal company and was an active member of the Local #17 Sheet Metal Union. In later years, he continued in the sheet metal industry with his late son, Tom, at Quality Air Metals, Inc. in Holbrook. After retiring in 2011, he spent many hours estimating in the office. His love for his career in the industry made it difficult to leave.
Over the years, he was a longtime coach and referee in Canton Youth Hockey. He took pride in refereeing at the collegiate level as well. As an avid golfer, he was a proud member of Wampatuck County Club, Walpole Country Club and Hyannisport Club.
John was born on September 22, 1942, to the late John M. and Margaret (Devine) Gunning. Beloved husband of Elaine (Hohmann). Proud father of the late Thomas Gunning and his wife, Kristen, John Gunning and his wife, Kristen, Dianne Wright and her husband, Kevin, all of Canton, and the late 2nd Lieutenant Michael Gunning. Brother of Joanne Driscoll and her late husband, Jack, of Wrentham. He is also survived by his loving grandchildren, Patrick, Brendan, Kevin, Shane, Nicole, Michael, Owen, Jessica and Meghan, and many nieces and nephews.
A mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Monday in St. John the Evangelist Church in Canton. Interment Canton Corner Cemetery. Arrangements by the Pushard Family Funeral Home, 210 Sherman Street.
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Posted by Canton Citizen
on Oct 23 2020. Filed under Obituaries.
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