John Francis Forrester

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John (Jack) Forrester passed away on October 25, 2018 at the age of 94. He was born on January 25, 1924 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He had been a resident of Vienna, VA for the past 48 years. Jack was a World War II Veteran serving in the Air Force starting at age 19. After the war, he returned home to Scranton, PA and graduated from the University of Scranton with a degree in journalism. He then started a career with the CIA as he worked for the Agency until 1978. Early in his career with the CIA, he worked on the U-2 Project, training pilots on how to send coded messages in the event of capture.

Jack is survived by his wife of 64 years, Barbara Forrester, and their two sons, Michael Forrester (Elise), and Casey Forrester (Lisa). Jack also leaves three grandchildren, David, Abby and Andrew.

Friends and family will celebrate Jack’s life at Money & King Funeral Home, 171 West Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA on Thursday, November 8, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 9970 Vale Road, Vienna, VA on Friday, November 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Jack will be buried with military honors at Quantico National Cemetery, 18424 Joplin Road, Triangle, VA at 1:00 p.m. after the funeral. In lieu of flowers, charitable donations may be made to the University of Scranton. Online condolences and fond memories of Jack may be offered to the family at www.moneyandking.com

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  1. Mr. Forrester, “Jack” was such a wonderful man. My memories of him are bright and warm with a smile that made me and everyone who knew him feel special. I had the pleasure of getting to know him after Casey and Lisa were married and he was always interested in what was going on in the radio world, which has been my chosen profession. I know he will be missed here on earth but also know that the world will see his smile in the stars above.
    Much love to everyone,
    Beth Vickers

  2. My condolences to the family. I am sorry for your loss. I have fond memories that have carried through a lifetime with Casey. Your dad taking us to the coolest movies up town on Saturday’s. We use to do calisthenics and training on the mats in the basement, mostly taught by your dad, we were pretending to be like James Bond I guess. The Yum Yums , a cookie like the Samoas girl scout cookie today, your mom would give us when we came back upstairs .Watching football and baseball, Willie Mays and trading cards. I still have mine, you know from the post cereal box. I loved your dad and the mystery of his work, he was so cool. Thank you for the great times. Miss you . Love to all, Tim Greenough


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