Deacon JOHN CHRISTOPHER CERMAK (Age 79)
Of Silver Spring, Maryland, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, December 29, 2016, after enduring two years of suffering related to esophogeal cancer. Beloved husband of 53 years and one day to Mary; devoted father of John David (Therese) and Mary Christine (Allan Scales); caring grandfather to Christine (Eric Swierczek), Steven, Laura, Peter, Mark and Rachel; and loving brother of Peter (Mary), Susan (Darrell Trautman), William, Jane (Nicholas Kinn), Mary, Elizabeth (Gregory Blair), Mark (Barbara) and the late Joan (George O’Connell). He taught religion at Regina High School from 1963 to 1981, and Our Lady of Good Counsel High School from 1981 to 2001, was a consultant to the National Catholic Education Association, and served on parish and diocesan committees. Ordained a deacon for the Archdiocese of Washington in 2004, diaconal work filled his retirement years. He baptized his youngest granddaughter, Rachel (2004) and witnessed the marriage of his daughter, Mary Christine (2009) and of his oldest granddaughter, Christine (2016).
Visitation will be on Monday, January 2, from 11 a.m., to 2 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m., at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 12319 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD, and on Tuesday, January 3, from 10 to 11 a.m., where Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorials appreciated in Deacon John’s name to Christendom College, 134 Christendom Drive, Front Royal, VA 22630.
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