Johnny

John Michael Maloney, born on April 6^th 1946, at the Grace Hospital in Ottawa, was the first of six children born to Elaine and Jim Maloney. He excelled in his studies at Our Lady of the Annunciation School in Hull, receiving numerous awards. 

At an early age Johnny joined the Cubs and later on, the Boy Scouts. He became an altar boy when he was very young, and in his early teens entered St. Pius 10^th Junior Seminary, where he remained for 4 years.  

At the age of 16, he enrolled in a Pre-Science Course at the University of Ottawa. He remained at the University for the next  five years, until he graduated with an Honours Degree in Geology.  

In the fall of 1967, during his final year at the University, John married his sweetheart, Mary Rose Burke also of Ottawa. Mary Rose graduated with a  Degree in Mathematics from the University of Ottawa as well. After that, they moved to Calgary for several years and then to Whitehorse in the Yukon for one year. John worked during that time as a Geologist with Texaco Explorations Canada.   Around the same time, he co-authored a book on his work. 

While Still living in Calgary, John and Mary adopted their two oldest children, Michael and Lisa at the ages of 10 days and 3 months respectively.  Later, in Whitehorse, on December 2, 1974, their third child Carolyn was born. 

Shortly after that, they returned to Toronto, and Johnny worked with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development until his untimely death  in February of 1980 of a brain hemorrhage caused by an aneurism. At this time, John and Mary were very much involved with their local Parish of St.Timothy’s in providing relief for the Vietnamese Boat People. In fact, at the time of Johnny’s death they had been providing lodging, in their own home, to one of the families the Parish was helping.  

Johnny always promoted respect for the dignity and sanctity of all human life from the moment of conception until natural death, and was active in the pro-life movement as well. Often times on a Sunday afternoon he joined daddy and a few others who prayed outside the Civic Hospital for mothers who were having abortions and for their babies who were killed

Besides his love for his family, his work, and his fellow human being, Johnny had many other interests. He loved music and always joined the choir of his local Parish Church. As well, he loved to act and he was in several plays at Saint Pius 10^th 

There were at least 100 people involved in one of the productions put on by the Whitehorse Choral Society, in which he was involved. Johnny especially loved visiting Mount Saint Patrick with his dad and uncles. 

 He had such a great love for this place where his great- great-grandfather had settled, that when he died, his ashes were buried next to his ancestors who had arrived there so many years ago.

 He loved fishing, hiking, and spending time outdoors simply gazing at the stars and meditating on what it would be like to be a geologist, collecting rocks on the moon.

            

Because Maureen and Johnny were so close in age, they were always together as children, and Maureen has memories of John that go way back to when they were very young. She remembers the time when Johnny was three years old and she was two and they both wandered out of the back yard and  into the nearby woods.  Mom and dad were frantic of course, but everything turned out fine and the two little escapees were found a few hours later by dad and some of the guys from work.  Maureen  will always remember Johnny holding her hand and saying to her “I’ll always take care of you Maureen” She believes he still does.  .

We love you Johnny!  We miss you!