WAKEFIELD — Bartholomew “John” Cullinane, age 80, of Wakefield, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017. He was born on Jan. 28, 1937, in Lynn, the son of the late Daniel and Nora (Driscoll) Cullinane.
Bartholomew, also known as John, was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Lynn, Class of 1954. He went on to graduate from Northeastern University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
After college he joined the U.S. Army, completed paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Ga., and served in France and California. He received an honorable discharge with the rank of Captain.
Bartholomew worked as an engineer on jet engines at General Electric Co., Lynn. He also worked as an engineer at Raytheon on their missile program. For more than 30 years he owned and operated his own company, Eastern Process Instruments, located in Lynn.
He was an avid sportsman and loved hunting and fishing throughout Northern New England and Newfoundland, Canada. He was a benefactor of the Micmac Tribe in Newfoundland, for which he was very concerned for their welfare.
Bart is survived by his sister and two brothers; Mary Katin and her husband Richard, of Lynn, Timothy Cullinane and his wife Sabina, of Peabody, and Daniel Cullinane Jr. and his wife Terry, of Topsfield. He also leaves several nephews, nieces and spouses, James Katin and his wife Karen, of Portsmouth, R.I., Tanya Kirby and her husband Douglas, of Halifax, Mass., Erin Matica and her husband Daniel, of Worthington, Mass., Timothy Cullinane and his wife Melanie, of Boxford, James Cullinane, of Lynnfield, the late Sean Cullinane, Dr. Daniel Cullinane and his wife Marybeth, of Rochester, Minn., the late Kevin Cullinane, and several grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
Service information: His funeral will be on Saturday at 8 a.m. from the SOLIMINE Funeral Home 426 Broadway (Rte. 129), Lynn, followed by a funeral Mass at 9 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Friday 4-8 p.m. Directions and guestbook at Solimine.com.