I'm saddened to hear of John's passing. I hired John at NQHS over 4 years ago for our special education department. His classroom was next to my office, so we talked daily. I retired this past June, and John was at my party. He sent me a nice letter of thanks for the time he worked with me and my staff at NQHS. He loved his job, always offered to help others, often tutored students before and after school on his own, had a great relationship with parents, and had a great sense of humor. I have since gone to work in a private special education school, but still heard from John via emails. I am leaving tomorrow on a trip during school vacation, so I won't be around for his services. I just want you to know he was a kind guy who enjoyed his new career, we enjoyed working with him, and he will be missed.

In memory of monahan!
His name was John Monahan, but I called him monahan. He was a great teacher to me in many different ways. What is a teacher? A teacher is someone who educates you with valuable lessons that you will need later in life. Monahan taught me valuable lessons that I will need later in life. Thank you for all the subjects that you have taught me, I will use all the lessons that you shared with me later in life, and also now. I will think of you when I walk up to get my diploma at graduation. thank you for being the person you were. I will miss you! Love Lauren castonguay

t bone
what a way to start the day!an inspirational grilling by the t-bone set the tone for the day.t bone was an expert on any subject,if not,the next day he was!we will always remember him as a "character"we will never forgetyou t-bone
thank you!!!!!

We are so sorry for the loss of Mr.Monahan. He was a very kind and caring teacher who
was always there to encourage and support. We will truly miss him.

Very sorry to hear of John's passing. We worked together at Thomson & Thomson for many years, and John was a great friend and co-worker. He will be missed.

john monahan was an amazing person he was my history teacher for two years. he made teaching so much funw e had alot of good times in his class i will miss him so very much and he will always be in my thoughts

To the Family of John T. Monahan,

So sorry to learn about the loss of your Dear Loved One, John. Please know that so many people share your grief with you to help you through this difficult time.

Please accept my deepest condolences as we await the time when Christ Jesus will awaken allof those who have fallen asleep in death. (John 11:41-44)

I was a student of Mr.Monahan's . I knew him since I was a freshman He was a funny guy to be around. He taught me alot about everyday life and helped me with alot of school stuff as well. John Monahan was one of the best teacher ever. He was one of the very few teachers who taught with a passion. I didn't just lost a teacher but a friend too. We may not be able to see him but he will always be here as long as he is in our heart! I'm sorry for your lost.

my name is Shannon and i met Mr Monahan my senior year of high school. i was stressed with all my college applications and didnt know what to do. Mr Monahan was there for me and even helped me write my college essay.I feel like without Mr Monahan i couldnt have made it through senior year. I am now a junior in college and owe it all to him. I havent talked to him in a few years and was so excited when he friend requested me early last week on facebook. We got to chat about life and how thinngs were going for both of us i never knew that would be the last time we would ever talk. Mr Monahan was a great man and a great teacher. I will miss you RIP<3

Lisa and I would like to thank all of you for sharing your memories and kind words of my brother John. He loved to teach and spend time with the students. He truly cared about each one of his students and wanted them to excel. I truly believe my brother finally found his passion in life...teaching.

Tess, Ed and Lisa, we would like to extend our deepest sympathy on the loss of your brother John. God Bless all of you.

Mr.Monahan was a wonderful teacher he will always willing to help when we needed.I had him one year for Histor and he was awsome.I always ask him so much question about history and he always show us pictures of so much places that he be too over the summer he always tell us how much he love to travel all aroud the world.And He always tell us that he love History that's why he wants to be a history teacher and we are so glad that we had him as a teacher.He will always be loved and missed forever.We will always think of all the fun times that we had with him.

Dear Ed, Lisa and Joan,

I am very sorry for the loss of your brother. When I read the obituary I realized that I graduated with your sister Joan and John was a year ahead of me. He was a sweet person.
Please know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers...Eileen

Dear Ed, Lisa and Joan,

I am very sorry for the loss of your brother. When I read the obituary I realized that I graduated with your sister Joan and John was a year ahead of me. He was a sweet person.
Please know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers...Eileen

Members of the Quincy Education Association grieve the loss of our colleague John Monahan. We'll miss his humor and intelligence; the students will miss his wonderful talents as a teacher. We've made a donation to the Scituate Animal Shelter in his memory, as the notice suggested. Ave atque vale, John!

I am sorry to hear of John's passing. I was a co-worker of his at Thomson & Thomson for a number of years. He was a good guy, and will be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with John and his Family at this sad time.

This year, my second at NQHS, I was given the privilege of teaching the freshman inclusion math classes. John was the SPED teacher assigned to co-teach the classes with me. We quickly became friendly, realizing that our approaches and philosophies were in sync. Thanks to John, we were able to put in place a couple of classes for these kids that they enjoyed and were able to do well in. I could not have done it without him. I was worried about co-teaching, but he made it easy for me. Not only that, he made it easy for the kids in the class.

I do not know what you know of John. But what I know of him, after only a few months of working with him, is that the SPED kids at NQHS have lost a saint. I could not have quickly become the effective inclusion teacher that I am without him. And I would not have had to deal with 28 crying, shocked and devastated children if he wasn't such a great man.

John Monahan will go down as one of the few intrinsically good people to walk this earth. While I will miss him, I do not grieve for my loss, or for the loss felt by friends and family. I grieve for the kids that lost the best mentor and teacher they ever had.

This year, my second at NQHS, I was given the privilege of teaching the freshman inclusion math classes. John was the SPED teacher assigned to co-teach the classes with me. We quickly became friendly, realizing that our approaches and philosophies were in sync. Thanks to John, we were able to put in place a couple of classes for these kids that they enjoyed and were able to do well in. I could not have done it without him. I was worried about co-teaching, but he made it easy for me. Not only that, he made it easy for the kids in the class.

I do not know what you know of John. But what I know of him, after only a few months of working with him, is that the SPED kids at NQHS have lost a saint. I could not have quickly become the effective inclusion teacher that I am without him. And I would not have had to deal with 28 crying, shocked and devastated children if he wasn't such a great man.

John Monahan will go down as one of the few intrinsically good people to walk this earth. While I will miss him, I do not grieve for my loss, or for the loss felt by friends and family. I grieve for the kids that lost the best mentor and teacher they ever had.

Dear Ed and Joan,

I was so sorry to hear of JT's passing. Although we haven't seen much of each other recently my thoughts and prayers are always with you and your brother. We have to remember that JT is now in a better place. He is with God and our parents. Please remember that I am always here if you need anything.
Love, Sue

Mr Monahan was one of my favorite teachers and was always willing to help me learn math and history, He made learning fun, When i would see him he would always have smile on his face. He was always fun to talk to, We will all miss hearing his laughter and being able to talk to him.You will always be my favorite history and math teacher. I will miss your way of teaching, I remember john Monahan as someone that liked to travel the world and come back with interesting stories to tell everyone.

Mr Monahan was one of my favorite teachers and was always willing to help me learn math and history, He made learning fun, When i would see him he would always have smile on his face. He was always fun to talk to, We will all miss hearing his laughter and being able to talk to him.You will always be my favorite history and math teacher. I will miss your way of teaching, I remember john Monahan as someone that liked to travel the world and come back with interesting stories to tell everyone.