Former Lake Harmony Postmaster passes away

JOHN PICKLE

On Jan. 24, 2023, Jack’s final ship passed over the horizon to God, family and friends waiting for him on the other side ready to greet him. He was 79 years old. He spent his last years at the Emmanuel Center in Danville and spent many years living in Nanticoke.

Jack was born in

Brooklyn, N.Y. and spent his high school years attending Bishop Laughlin High School in Brooklyn before transferring to Far Rockaway High School in Queens, N.Y., from which he graduated in 1961.

Jack had a love for his family, the sea and the U.S. Navy. After graduating high school, he immediately joined the U.S. Navy where he proudly served as a Gunner’s Mate in Vietnam, the Philippines, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Beirut and Germany amongs other duty stations. He finished his military service on the USS Oliver Hazard Perry in Philadelphia from which he retired as a Petty Officer First Class.

Outside of the Navy, Jack worked for the U.S. Postal Service. He loved carrying mail and getting to know the folks on his route and caring about them. He would often eat lunch in the homes of people on his route. Jack, also known as John, was the Postmaster in the Lake Harmony Post Office before retiring. John got to know so many great people including hiring Christine who is still working in Lake Harmony.

After retirement from the Postal Service, Jack returned back to the sea and worked on the Schooner Appledore that sailed out of Key West, Fla., and Camden, Maine. He loved teaching the tourists how to sail, letting them raise the sails and steer the schooner. He told many stories about the yearly sail from Key West to Camden. He loved that boat.

After sailing the See PICKLE, page 32