DEAKIN JOHN H. JACK Age 86, of Huntington, widower of M. Jane (Averman) Deakin, passed away Thursday September 4, 2014, at Madison Park Retirement Community, Huntington, WV. Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, Huntington, with Father Charles McGinnis, officiating. Entombment will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, in Mount Olivet Cemetery Mausoleum, Charleston, WV. He was born October 15, 1927, in Pittsburgh, PA, son of the late Francis Ernest and Kathryn Virginia McDowell Deakin. In addition to his parents and wife, a sister, Barbara Deakin Schmitt, also preceded him in death. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, and attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie Mellon University), where he obtained his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1950. Jack retired as Vice President of Environmental Affairs with Columbia Gas System Companies in December of 1991 after 40 years of service. He and Jane had lived formerly in Cumberland, MD, Pittsburgh, PA, Charleston, WV, Hurricane, WV, and Barboursville, WV. He was a former member of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral in Charleston, and Ascension Catholic Church of Hurricane. He was an active member of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA), former President of the Kanawha Kordsman in Charleston, WV and member of the Thunder Tones chorus in Huntington, WV. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Robert Dabecco of Columbus, OH; six sons and four daughters-in-law, John H. "Jack" Deakin, Jr. and wife Trisha of Huntington, Richard G. and Darcy Deakin of Ambridge, PA, Paul F. and Lori Deakin of Cecil, PA, Edward J. Deakin of Ann Arbor, MI, Christopher M. and Linda Deakin of Columbus, OH, and James P. Deakin of Bridgeville, PA; a brother, Philips T. Deakin of Pittsburgh, PA; 13 grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. His family sends special thanks to the staff at Madison Park Retirement Community for their excellent comfort and care. In lieu of flowers the family wishes donations be made to the Marshall University H.E.L.P. Program, Huntington, WV. Friends are invited to join the celebration of his life on Tuesday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at CHAPMAN'S MORTUARY, Huntington, a Rosary will be Prayed at 8:00 p.m., and condolences may be sent to: www.chapmans-mortuary.com Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb