December 13, 1947 – August 12, 2025 John Harrington died August 12 at his home in San Francisco after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by family who had come over from his native Ireland. He was 77.

John was born in Cloughland, Bere Island, Co. Cork, Ireland to his parents, Bernie and Nan Harrington.

Mr. Harrington moved to San Francisco in 1987, according to an obituary. “Leaving brokenhearted parents and family, we said goodbye to John,” the obituary stated. “However, John forged a happy and successful life in San Francisco, and in time, his family realized this was the right decision for John. Then in 1998, John was granted American citizenship, which was a very proud day for him.”

His ambition had always been to set up and develop his own construction company and so he began st

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