Jack Edward Gaffney, 90 years old, of Mays Landing, passed away on June 20, 2013.
Born on December 16, 1922, to Gladys and Albert Gaffney in Kokomo, Indiana. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 10, 1941 and served on the U.S.S. Emery in the South Pacific. Jack was honorably discharged on December 13, 1946 from the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. He worked for General Electric as an Aero-Space Inspector for 26 years, retiring in 1982.
He is survived by his loving wife Dorothy and his step-children and grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 28, 2013 at 12 Noon at the Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery, 109 Boulevard, Route 50, Estelle Manor, NJ.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas, 66675 www.woundedwarriorproject.org.