John P. Brennan

John was a lifelong resident of Manchester, NJ. He attended Manchester Township High School where he was the State Conference and Group I Champion in the pole vault in 1981 & 1982. John was Manchester's first 13' pole vaulter; a record which he held until Chuck Philips broke it with a 13'6" jump in 1986. To honor his accomplishments in the sport, the high school created the John Brennan Award which is still awarded today.

After graduating in 1982, John enlisted in the US Army and served as a Motor Transport Operator, a Sharpshooter Marksman and Earned the Good Conduct Medal. Discharged in 1985, John began to date Helen, a girl he knew since childhood and soon to be his wife, marrying her in 1986.

He began working for the Department of Public Works at The Lakehurst Naval Air Base and retired after 32 years in 2019. He loved the outdoors was an avid hunter and enjoyed shooting darts, was an avid bowler and also enjoyed playing golf.

John was born in Philadelphia, July 24, 1963, an lived a very full life and loved his family very much. John is predeceased by his parents, the late Leo F. & Geraldine A. Brennan; and brother Michael Brennan; and is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Helen (nee Wickham) and his son John P. Brennan, Jr.

Also surviving are his siblings Ann Wickham, & her husband Thomas; Cynthia Fuller & her husband Marty; Leo Brennan & his wife Mary; Joe Brennan, Daniel Brennan, Geraldine Doyle & her husband Michael. He is also survived by other family- Betty Ann Pitman, Michael Wickham, Tina Wickham, Mark Wickham, Chrissie Romanick. John’s family also includes many nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Gathering will be held at Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, 115 Lacey Rd, Whiting, New Jersey 08759, on October 9, 2026, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Committal of Ashes will take place on October 9, 2026, at 1:00 pm at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Veterans Cemetery, 350 Province Line Rd, Wrightstown, New Jersey 08562.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully request considering a donation to the V.F.W. Post 10061, Lakehurst, or Tunnel to Towers.

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