John J. “Jack” Delaney 77 of Holmdel died Sunday, October 23, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was employed for 44 years with Lucent Technologies, Holmdel before retiring in 1996 as Department Chief for their Computers Division. He was a graduate of Seton Hall Prep and Seton Hall University. He was a parishioner of St. Catharines R.C. Church, Holmdel, serving as both a member of the Parish Council and as a teacher of Religious Education. He was a basketball coach for the Holmdel Youth Athletic Association. He was also a member of the American Chesterton Society. He summered in Avalon for many years. Born and raised in the Vailsburg section of Newark, he lived in Bloomfield, before moving to Holmdel 47 years ago. He is predeceased by 2 sisters, Margaret Holden and Nancy Coleman. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Nancy Flynn Delaney, 2 daughters and their husbands, Eileen and Laurence Fell of Red Bank, Carolyn and Bill Juettner of Chapel Hill, NC, and a son and his wife, John F. and Mary Elizabeth Delaney of Oyster Bay, NY. Also surviving is a brother, James Delaney of Nokomis, FL., 6 cherished grandchildren, Delaney, Thomas, and Kerry Fell, Erin Delaney, Jack and Kate Juettner, and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 South Holmdel Road, Holmdel. Funeral Liturgy will be offered on Friday at 9:00 am at St. Catharines Church, Holmdel with interment to follow at St. Gabriels Cemetery, Marlboro. In lieu of flowers, please make all memorial donations to the St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.