John Matthew Hayes (1946-2010)
HAYES, REARDON, DILULLO, WRIGHT, UPTAIN
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 10/3/2010 at 13:03:43
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Saturday, September 25, 2010.
John Matthew Hayes, 64, of Ames, died at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames on Friday, Sept. 24, following a long, courageous battle with cancer. A visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, with a vigil service at 7 p.m., at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Ames.
A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. Burial will be in Ames Municipal Cemetery.
John Hayes was born Jan. 22, 1946, in Cambridge, Mass., to Laurence and Mary (Reardon) Hayes. He graduated from North Cambridge Catholic High School in 1963. He received a degree in chemistry from Boston State College in 1967. He completed his Ph.D in chemistry from Boston University in 1974. He completed post-doctoral work in chemistry at Iowa State University.
He married Rita DiLullo on May 18, 1968. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam conflict. He was discharged from the Signal Corps in Hawaii with the rank of SP5.
He was employed at Iowa State University, with Dr. Gerald Small and the Ames Lab, for more than 35 years. Following retirement, he served St. Cecilia Parish as Parish Director of Religious Education until the present time.
He was very active as a soccer referee, both at the high school level and Iowa Games. He was a volunteer and active supporter of WOI radio.
He is survived by his wife, Rita Hayes, of Ames; four children, David Hayes, of Ames, Amy (Nathan) Wright, of Des Moines, Christina (Kevin) Uptain, of Edina, Minn., and Joseph Hayes, of West Des Moines; and four siblings, Larry, Ann, Kathy, and Jeanne, all of Massachusetts.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Joseph.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Friendship Ark, Habitat for Humanity, St. Cecilia tuition assistance or the Bliss Cancer Foundation.
Condolences may be sent to www.stevensmemorialchapel.com.
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