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John McEvoy Behan, Jr

Services for John McEvoy Behan, Jr. of Clinton are at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 27, 2020,

at St. Francis Catholic Church in Brookhaven, with interment at Riverwood Memorial Cemetery. 

Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. at Riverwood Family on Wednesday, February 26 from 4-7 p.m. at Riverwood Family.  

 

Mr. Behan, 42, passed away on February 22, 2020, at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson due to a pulmonary embolism.  

John was born in Brookhaven on July 14, 1977, to John McEvoy Behan Sr. and Kathryn Herbig Behan. 

He attended St. Stanislaus Boarding School in Bay St. Louis before graduating from Brookhaven High School. 

He attended Copiah-Lincoln Junior College and Mississippi State University.  John was an avid outdoorsman and an enthusiastic gun collector. 

He loved all kinds of hunting and fishing and spent many happy times with friends and family at hunting camps in the area. 

John was a fourth-generation lumberman and was the owner of Miller Lumber in Richland.  He was a communicant of Holy Savior Catholic Church in Clinton.  

Johns's proudest achievements were being a wonderful father to his two beloved daughters and a devoted husband to his wife. 

He was a great family man and was very close to his mothers and his sisters, as well as a large extended family.

 

Preceding him in death were his father, John M. Behan, Sr.; his father-in-law,  John Bush; his paternal grandparents,

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Behan, Jr., and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robert Herbig.

 

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Julie Bush Behan; daughter Hannah Behan; daughter Piper Behan;

sisters, Jennifer Behan Hernandez (Luis) and niece Lucy Hernandez, from Destin Florida;

and Courtney M. Behan and husband Pat Gagen from San Francisco, California. He is also survived by his mother-in-law,

Jackie Bush; and Ginny Sims, mother of Hannah Behan.

Memorials may be made to St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson or to St. Jude Research Center.

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  • Comment Link George Daniels, Jr. Sunday, 29 March 2020 07:23 posted by George Daniels, Jr.

    My condolences to the family. John and I were classmates Class of '95 Prayers, strength, & healing for his wife and daughters.

    Sincerely,

    George Daniels, Jr.

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  • Comment Link Joseph Gex Tuesday, 03 March 2020 14:28 posted by Joseph Gex

    Our sincerest and most heartfelt condolences go out to the Behan family and the loss of their beloved, John. I remember John from his time at Saint Stanislaus and he was always a joy to be around and converse with. He will be truly missed by all.

    Joseph Gex

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  • Comment Link Bill Dickens Saturday, 29 February 2020 12:10 posted by Bill Dickens

    I am sorry about hear about John. We know each other through Miller Lumber and I always found him to be nice and very easy to work with. He’s just an outstanding guy! My thoughts are with you all.

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  • Comment Link NANCY MYERS Friday, 28 February 2020 17:21 posted by NANCY MYERS

    Kathy, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers are with your family.

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  • Comment Link Shane Graham Friday, 28 February 2020 16:40 posted by Shane Graham

    I met John in 2003 and we worked together for many years. He was one of the most talented people I ever worked with. He was driven , competitive, and self motivated at work. I turned to him many times for solutions and he always delivered. When he went to Miller , I told him I could fill his job ; but I could never replace him. We kept in touch and I could hear and see the success he was having. I told him everything was in front of him and the future was bright. He loved life and we never had a conversation where he didnt talk about his family or ask me about mine. I'm going to miss the phone calls , the business questions , Hunting & Fishing stories....most of all, I'll miss my friend. I'll never forget you John! Prayers to Julie & the girls. I'm so sorry for yalls loss !

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  • Comment Link John Hansen Thursday, 27 February 2020 14:14 posted by John Hansen

    My thoughts and prayers to the Behan family. I knew John in High School and played football with him. He was great guy and will be missed by those who knew him.

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  • Comment Link Michael Goldman Wednesday, 26 February 2020 18:50 posted by Michael Goldman

    Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Behan family in this difficult time. I regret not being able to attend the services but will never forget John and our friendship.

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  • Comment Link Harvey Collins Tuesday, 25 February 2020 12:21 posted by Harvey Collins

    My deepest condolences to the family. I met him at Miller Lumber several years back and he was my salesman from that point til just a couple weeks ago when I was there.

    Always smiling and talkative, he will be missed dearly. Nice man, good conversationalist, and super understanding about the projects I was dealing with when I came in to see him

    Prayers for his family!

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