John K McGlynn

February 22, 1946 - August 13, 2020

John Kevin McGlynn, age 74, died on Thursday August 13 at his home in Palm Coast, Florida. He was born in Elizabeth General Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ on February 22, 1946. He graduated from Linden High School in 1964 where he was All State in baseball. He had tryouts with the Baltimore Orioles and the St. Louis Cardinals. John Kevin attended Seton Hall and Kean University. He received his Masters Degree from the University of Oregon. He was in the army and served at Walter Reed Hospital and Cameron Bay in Viet Nam. In New Jersey, He taught 8th grade History at Sea Girt Elementary school for many years, while in the summer he managed Sea Girt Beach Lifeguards. After Sea Girt he went on to becoming a Vice Principal of Tinton Falls Middle School and was a Principal at Lakehurst Elementary School. After retiring he worked at Devry University before moving to Florida. John Kevin was an avid swimmer and loved the ocean. He enjoyed traveling and all sports especially baseball. He loved reading and writing poems and has published a couple of books. He was predeceased by his father, John Francis McGlynn and mother Mary Alice Boyle McGlynn. He is survived by his twin sister Joan Blum and her husband Frank of Surprise, Arizona, his former wife Alice Mancini McGlynn and daughters Rachel Claudia McGlynn and Marissa Pauline McGlynn, all of Toms River NJ.