John (Jack) Alfred Teague, age 87, died Sunday, August 17,2025 at Montereau in Tulsa with his loving wife Carolyn holding his hand.

Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts on April 21, 1938, Jack was the son of the late John Teague and Eleanor (Dow) Gorski. After graduating from Newburyport High School in 1958 he began his long service to our nation when he joined the US Army. It was while he was home on leave that he met the love of his life. He and Carolyn were married on October 21, 1961, in Old Town, Maine, beginning a 64-year love story that included 25 homes stretched across continents.

Jack served as a Corps of Engineers officer for over 20 years. He commanded a company in Vietnam and served in multiple facilities engineering assignments before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1983. While he was serving, he also earned a bachelor's degree at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a master's degree from Central Michigan University. After retiring from the Army, he brought his engineering experience to the City of Springfield Massachusetts where he served as the Superintendent of Public Buildings until 2002. In 2021 he and Carolyn made their last move to Tulsa.

In his retirement he got to play a lot of golf and bring back his passion for classic cars. A lifelong New England sports fan who grew up with the Celtics string of championships he got to see the Bruins, Patriots, and finally the Red Sox all become champions.

He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and Soldier.

Jack is survived by his wife Carolyn and their three sons, Michael and wife Dawn, Daniel, Christopher and wife Jamie; their four grandchildren, Courtney and husband Anthony Ruby, Kaitlin, Jonathan (Jake) and wife Kelsea, Haylee; and six great-grandchildren, Clayton Walker, Declan Ruby, Lydia Teague, Connor Ruby, Bennett Walker, and Jameson Walker.

He was preceded in death by his father, John Teague, his mother Eleanor (Dow) Gorski, and his sister Brenda (Teague) Felch.

A Funeral Mass for family and friends will be held at the Calvary Cemetery Chapel on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 10 am and a Memorial Service at the Montereau Chapel on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 11 am.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made in his memory to either the Family House Foundation or to Folds of Honor Foundation