John Shea was a prolific home builder and chairman of J.F. Shea Company. He was born September 29, 1926. He died October 16, 2022.

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"If you really want to help inner-city families, the best place to put your efforts and your dollars is in Catholic schools. They are very, very effective."

"That [working with laborers] was probably the best learning experience I ever had," he said. "I learned the way they think. When I got to be a supervisor, I didn't yell at guys or go after them in too tough a way."