John Cunningham Obituary

Family-Placed Funeral Notice

JOHN J. CUNNINGHAM Airline Captain, US Marine Aviator John “JJ” Cunningham, 65, died of cancer on July 12, 2005. Captain JJ was born in New York City, was a resident of Jupiter for the past 12 years, and maintained a residence in Sun Valley, Idaho. He was also a citizen of Ireland. JJ Cunningham was a Captain with American Airlines for whom he flew more than 33 years, retiring in 1998. He was based in New York and then Miami, flying domestic and international routes. Captain JJ was a graduate of Bronxville, NY High School. He matriculated at the University of Notre Dame from which he graduated in 1961 with a degree in Business Administration. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the US Marines Corps, a graduate of the Platoon Leaders Program at Notre Dame. He entered flight training, and earned his Naval Aviator wings in 1962. He joined the Checkerboard Squadron, Marine Flight Squadron-312 (VMF-312), based at MCAS, El Toro, California. Captain JJ was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church, The Grey Eagles, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, American Legion (Ketchum, Idaho), Notre Dame Alumni Association, New York Athletic Club, and Jonathan's Landing Golf Club. Captain JJ was the son of the late Edward P. and Marion I. Cunningham, Bronxville, New York, brother of Edward Igoe Cunningham and Carol Ann Moran, uncle of Cathleen Moran Elisha, Patti Moran Scully, Tod Moran, grand uncle of Kate Elisha, cousin of Margaret and Teresa Igoe, and a member of an extended family of revered friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at 11AM, Friday, July 15, 2005 at St. Jude Catholic Church, 201 N. U.S. Hwy 1, Tequesta, FL. Friends are invited to meet with the family from 5-7 PM Thursday at the Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home, 250 Center St., Jupiter, FL. The United States Marine Corps will conduct Military Honors. An Inurnment at Arlington Cemetery will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 or The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, 121 S. Saint Asaph St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3119. TAYLOR & MODEEN FUNERAL HOMEFamily Owned & Operated(561) 744-2030