John J. "Jack" Ring

John J. “Jack” Ring, 94, died Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at the Morton Hospital in Taunton. He was the beloved husband of 67 years of Esperanza “Nina” (Gonzalez) Ring of Easton. Born in Boston, Jack was raised and educated in Dorchester and graduated from Boston College High School. Following his graduation, he joined the US Army and proudly served for 2 years. He returned home and attended and graduated from Bentley College in Waltham. He then joined the US Air Force and served for 4 years before his Honorable Discharge in 1960. He went on to work as a Computer Systems Analyst for several companies in Boston while raising his family in St. Ambrose Parish, in Dorchester, as well as St. Bernadette’s Parish, in Randolph. After retiring from the Town of Wellesley in 1994, he and Nina spent over 20 years in Hernando, FL., enjoying their retirement. They have lived in Easton for the past 5 years. Jack was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was an enthusiastic fan of all Boston sports teams. In his free time, he mostly enjoyed spending time with his adored family. 

 

In addition to his wife Nina, Jack is survived by his children, John J. Ring, Jr. of CA, Maria E. “Nita” Lopez of Easton, Joanne A. "JoJo" Parker of Mansfield, Michael J. Ring of Brockton and Carol Ann Quinlan of Attleboro.  He was the brother of the late Francis L. Ring, Marie Walsh, Michael J. Ring, Jr., and James J. Ring. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

 

Funeral will be held from the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St. (Rt. 27) Stoughton on Thursday at 9:30 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at Immaculate Conception Church at 11 AM.  Visiting Hours Wednesday from 4-7 PM. There will be a private burial a the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, MA on Friday morning. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jack’s memory may be made to the Jimmy Fund, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or via jimmyfund.org/gift or to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Pl., Memphis TN 38105.