John "Jack" P. Shea

John (Jack) P. Shea, 85 of North Eastham, beloved husband of the deceased Janice (Edwards) Shea, passed away peacefully after a battle with cancer. He leaves his daughters, Mary (Shea) Flanagan and her husband William of Plymouth, Ma; Ellen (Shea) Byrd and her husband Douglas, of Eastham; and son Michael Shea and his wife Kathleen of Ireland. He was predeceased by his son Timothy. John leaves eight grandchildren, one great grandchild, and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He also leaves his brother James Shea of Shrewsbury and his sister Anne Marie Shea of Worcester. John was predeceased by his twin sister, Margaret (Peg) Shea O’Connor of Columbus, Ohio.

Born in Worcester on August 13, 1934 he was the son of Michael and Helen (Greney) Shea. He was a former resident of Auburn, Ma, where he and Jan lived for 31 years, before retiring full time to their home in North Eastham. John attended South High in Worcester and then graduated in the Class of 1956 from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Ma. He served as a Lieutenant in the Navy as a pilot and was honorably discharged after serving in the Navy Reserves.

He worked as an accountant and comptroller at Rice Barton in Worcester. Later, he worked at Lodding Engineering in Auburn, then its corporate headquarters, ThermoElectron. In 1984, he founded Pixelink, a high-resolution computer company in Hudson, Ma which he ran with his son Tim until retiring. After his retirement, he worked as a bookkeeper at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, until 2015.

John belonged to the Cape Cod Retired Pilot’s Club, the Orleans Coffee Club, and the Orleans Yacht Club. He maintained many friendships from his college and early years for his entire life and he treasured telling stories of his past experiences with them. He loved to travel, fish and golf. He enjoyed all of his Cape Cod friends and especially his neighbors, who supported him and kept him safe and cared for. He was a communicant of St. Joan of Arc Parish in Orleans and a member of the St. Joan of Arc bereavement group.

A celebration of John’s life will be at a later date. His family would like to thank all those who have reached out to with their prayers and support, especially the dedicated health care teams at Cape Cod, Faulkner, and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals, the staff at Dana Farber, and the nurses at Cape Cod VNA Hospice.

Donations in memory of John can be made to Merrimack College- The Timothy Shea Memorial Scholarship, 315 Turnpike Street, North Andover, Ma 01145 or to the Cape Cod VNA Hospice, 434 Rt 134, Suite D3, South Dennis, Ma 02660.