John “Jack” Delaney

John M. Delaney, age 82 of Wayne, died on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. He has lived in Wayne since 1973.

“Jack,” as he was known to most, was an Aerospace Engineer with Singer-Kearfott Corp. in Little Falls for forty-three years before retiring. During his career, he had worked on the development and manufacture of guidance systems for aircraft and missiles, and some of the designs he worked on were integrated into the Space Shuttle. He was also awarded a U.S. Patent for a telephone call cost monitor that he personally designed. He was a bright engineer who enjoyed his career and the many people he befriended along the journey.

Jack grew up in Brooklyn, NY and was very proud of his heritage there. He graduated from Most Holy Trinity High School before earning his Bachelor’s Degree from Manhattan College in 1963. It was in 1970 that he met Elizabeth “Beth” Sullivan at Gleason’s in New York City. He bought her a drink and they soon began dating. Jack was an aerospace engineer, so ‘romance’ didn’t necessarily come naturally to him, but Beth could tell he was a good man. At dinner one evening, Jack pushed a ring across the table and asked Beth, “want to get married?” To which she replied “sure.” They were hitched on March 6, 1971 at St. Boniface Martyr Church in Sea Cliff, NY and honeymooned on the island of Puerto Rico. They settled in West Paterson briefly before buying the family home in Wayne in 1973. They raised their two children together and recently celebrated fifty years of a peaceful and loving marriage. She will miss him dearly.

In his spare time, Jack enjoyed surfing the internet, reading mystery novels, studying history. He loved reading so much and he was always looking for a bargain at the local library book sales! He was currently intrigued by the American Revolutionary history that abounds in our local area, and in his beloved Brooklyn, NY. He and Beth would frequently visit Brooklyn Heights, take in the view from the Promenade, and enjoy the local restaurants there.

Jack is survived by his beloved wife Elizabeth of Wayne, their two children; Christopher of Edison, NJ and Erin Delaney of Wayne, his brother Martin and his wife Diana of Garden City, NY, and many nieces and nephews.