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John “Jack” Magacs of Trumansburg, NY passed away at home on January 3, 2018 held in the loving embrace of his immediate family.  Jack was born December 1, 1933 in his Aunt Mabel’s home on Trumansburg Rd., and greeted to this world by his Aunt Elnora, who administered his first spanking.  His early education was at the Hayts Schoolhouse on Trumansburg Rd., and he attended Ithaca High School through the 10^th grade.  He spent his professional life as a mechanic and service station attendant, beginning as a teenager at his father’s business, John’s Gulf Service, located on Ithaca’s West End.  Soon after, he took a job as an attendant and mechanic with Patterson’s Mobil Station at 221 Aurora St., Ithaca, a job which he held faithfully for 38 years. 

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