John “Jackson” Carrigan (1963 – 2009)
Jackson Carrigan
April 16, 1963 – November 09, 2009
John “Jack” Carrigan, 46 , of Malden, formerly of Concord died Monday November 9, 2009 at his Malden home.
Born in Concord on April 16, 1963 he was the beloved son of Mary Elizabeth (Tobin) Carrigan and the late Philip A. Carrigan Jr. He attended Concord schools and was a 1981 graduate of Concord-Carlisle Regional High School. As a senior at CCHS, in June 1981, his magnificent oil painting “Maureen’s Place” won a citation by the Scholastic Art Awards at the 54th annual National High School Art Exhibition in New York City.
He was a 1986 graduate of Massachusetts College of Art, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in English.
For the past four years he has been employed as a supervisor in the Graphic Design Department at Spire’s in Dorchester. He had previously worked in Graphic Design at Unigraphics in Saugus for three years.
For many years he played guitar in various rock groups throughout the Boston area.
In addition to his mother, survivors include his two sisters, Maureen Read of Concord and Eileen Powers of Mesquite, Nevada, two brothers, Philip A. Carrigan III of Milford, New Hampshire and Kevin W. Carrigan of Rockport, six nieces and nephews and two grandnieces. He was also the uncle of one late niece.
Funeral will be held Monday November 16th from the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center at 9 am followed by a funeral Mass in Holy Family Parish, Monument Square, Concord at 10 am.
Contributions in his memory may be made to Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 540 Gallivan Blvd., #200, Boston, MA 02124 (www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/massri/donations.cfm).
Obituaries never really sum up a person, do they? We aren’t our accomplishments, our awards and our jobs. Nor are we the money we make or the school we went to. We are so much more than that. He was so much more than that.
Jack Carrigan inspired me when no one else did. He inspired everyone he encountered. He related to, conspired with, fought along side, built up, and held high everyone he cared for, no matter how beaten down they’d been by those in their path previously, no matter how beaten down he had been himself. The world should mourn the loss of this man, not just his siblings and their offspring.
May this man be the next Monet, appreciated for the god he was, despite not getting to live to see it.
You were my hero, Uncle Jack. I’ll miss you.
My heart is broken. Jack “Lightning Boy”, as I called him, and I
have been friends since we both worked at the Colonial Inn back in the day. We both loved playing the guitar. We would call each
other on the phone and play some new riff, hopping to win the
appoval of each other!
As time went by,we still stayed in touch. There is so much
I could say about what a great man jack was,but those of you that knew him know that already. Fly on Lightning Boy.
Hi Caitlin, I was Jack’s girlfriend from 1981-1989. We were together through part of high school and at MassArt. I was devastated to hear of his death. We had lost touch in recent years, which makes me terribly sad now. I didn’t know how sick he’d become. I will always remember Jack as young and full of energy — creative and talented, funny and fiercely compassionate. Somehow I thought he’d always be there. I often thought of him, and still do. There’s no one like him. I miss him terribly. I put together some photos of him here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/WillaDesign/JackCarrigan19632009#
Thanks for writing this page about Jack. I know that many people are missing him.
I’m thinking of Jack today, on his birthday. I’m sending him my love. I miss him.