John Hyduk

In New Haven, July 27, 2013,John F. Hyduk, 61,of Hamden. Beloved husband for thirty eight years to Linda T. McMahon Hyduk. Father of Jennifer Byrne and husband Pete of Granger,IN, Tracey Mulherin and husband Matthew of South Bend,IN, Andrew Hyduk and wife Jessica of Granger,IN and Mark Hyduk of Hamden. Brother of Eileen Sedgwick of Bristol,PA, Debbie Hyduk of NJ and Sharon Ferraiolo of Philadelphia,PA. Also survived by seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Born June 9,1952 in Philadelphia,PA a son of the late John and Veronica Marcinek Hyduk, he was a 1970 graduate of Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia and then went on to The University of Notre Dame where he graduated in 1974 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He later earned his MBA from the University of New Haven. John was first employed by Doubleday Publishers in Maryland and then later New York City. He then went to work for George Schmitt and Co. printers in Branford where he started as a plant manager and later was instrumental in starting up new plants for the company in Virginia and Ireland. After his retirement from George Schmitt and Co. he became a consultant with Civitello Project Management , a position he held until his death. Over the years he coached many youth sports teams and was an active board member of the Hamden Regional Youth Basketball League, the Hamden Fathers Baseball, the Hamden Figure Skating Club and St. Rita's Boys and Girls Basketball. John was a former communicant of St. Rita Church where he served as a Eucharistic Minister and was a member of the St. Rita School Board. More recently he was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church where he was on the Finance Comittee and again served as a Eucharistic Minister. He had a great love for the University of Notre Dame and shared that love by being a school representative for the university at local high school college fairs. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday evening at 6:00 in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church,Hamden. Interment will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery on the campus of The University of Notre Dame. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Be the Match, 3001 Broadway St.,NE, Suite 100, Minneapolis,MN,55413-1753 or at www.bethematch.org. Arrangements are with Sisk Brothers Funeral Home,3105 Whitney Ave.,Hamden.

John Hyduk

June 9, 1952 - July 27, 2013