Rev. John Haugh was born Nov. 11, 1928 in Broadford, County Clare, Ireland, one of eight children born of John and Nora Haugh, both of whom were teachers in rural Broadford. The family shared a deep Catholic Faith. After graduating from St. Flannan's College high school, Fr. John entered All Hallows Seminary in Dublin in 1947 where he remained until 1951. He left seminary and served as a meteorologist for Shannon Airport for 6 years. He then re-entered All Hallows as a seminarian for the Diocese of Dallas-Ft. Worth and was ordained to the Priesthood on June 18, 1961. Fr. John served as a parish priest in many Dallas area parishes before retiring as Pastor of Corpus Christi in Ferris. His priestly ministry of 58 years was caring and diverse. He served in the parishes of St. Bernard, Blessed Sacrament, St. James, St. Augustine, St. Edward, St. Luke in Irving, St. Francis in Frisco, Corpus Christi in Ferris, St. Michael in Garland.
He also ministered as Chaplain at St. Joseph Hospital in Paris, Tx. and twice as Catholic Chaplain at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
Twice, he did missionary work in Peru, 1967 - 1970 and 1986 - 1988. In 1988, he survived a deadly plane crash in Peru .Although the crash affected him physically; it did not deter his spirit, faith, nor ministry. He continued priestly ministry in the Diocese of Dallas for 15 more years with strength, courage, faith, and love. He retired from Priestly Ministry in 2003.
He loved friends, sports, doing magic tricks for the family, education. But at the core of Fr. John had a love for family, Christ, and Priestly Ministry, and an empathy for the less fortunate. He heard Christ's call to the Priesthood, and dedicated himself to the People of God.
Visitation will be at Christus St. Joseph Village Chapel, 1201 E. Sandy Lake Road, Coppell, TX. on Friday, September 27, from 6:00-7:00 with a Rosary at 7:00pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, September 28, at 10:00 a.m., in St. Joseph Village Chapel, with The Most Rev. Edward J. Burns, Celebrant and The Most Rev. Gregory Kelly and the Brother Priests of the Diocese of Dallas Concelebrants. A reception at St. Joseph will follow Mass with interment at 1:30 p.m. in the Priests’ Circle of Calvary Hill Cemetery, Dallas, TX.
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