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John Carlin
John Carlin, father of Jack '17, passed away on September 26, 2024.
"John was born on Jan. 27, 1958, to John ‘Jack’ Joseph and Charlyne ‘Char’ Hermsen Carlin in Chicago, Ill. John attended St Raphael’s School in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1976. He went on to study marketing at the University of Kentucky, and received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Dallas. John’s early sales career began at Reed Rockbit in West Texas as an oil field salesman. He worked in sales, oil and gas, as a radio personality and as a fly fishing instructor for Orvis. John was a founder of IntelliPage, a precursor to text messaging before the age of the smartphone. But his true and most favored calling was as a Full Time Dad (FTD), after meeting his wife and becoming an amazing father. John originally met his wife, Martha, during college, but did not see her for another 13 years until running into her in a bar in Dallas, Texas. After approaching her and saying, ‘Hey, aren’t you Martha Rodgers?’ it was love at second sight and they were inseparable ever since. John and Martha have three children together, Charlie Stagg Genry (a stepson), Mary McElroy ‘Mary Mac’ Anderson and John ‘Jack’ Joseph Carlin." Click here to view the full obituary.
"John was born on Jan. 27, 1958, to John ‘Jack’ Joseph and Charlyne ‘Char’ Hermsen Carlin in Chicago, Ill. John attended St Raphael’s School in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1976. He went on to study marketing at the University of Kentucky, and received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Dallas. John’s early sales career began at Reed Rockbit in West Texas as an oil field salesman. He worked in sales, oil and gas, as a radio personality and as a fly fishing instructor for Orvis. John was a founder of IntelliPage, a precursor to text messaging before the age of the smartphone. But his true and most favored calling was as a Full Time Dad (FTD), after meeting his wife and becoming an amazing father. John originally met his wife, Martha, during college, but did not see her for another 13 years until running into her in a bar in Dallas, Texas. After approaching her and saying, ‘Hey, aren’t you Martha Rodgers?’ it was love at second sight and they were inseparable ever since. John and Martha have three children together, Charlie Stagg Genry (a stepson), Mary McElroy ‘Mary Mac’ Anderson and John ‘Jack’ Joseph Carlin." Click here to view the full obituary.
The family will be holding a celebration of life in Denver, Colorado at a later date this year for all who loved him during his 26 years there.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in John's name to Parkinson's Pointe, Pedaling for Parkinson's/The Davis Finney Foundation or BioCollective Research, LLC for Parkingson's Disease and microbiome research, all organizations that he cared deeply about in his fight with Parkinson’s Disease.
We join the prayers of the community of Regis Jesuit with yours for the repose of John's soul and the consolation of his family and all those who loved him. May he rest in peace.
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