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T. John ‘Jack’ Folks III of Sag Harbor Dies June 14

authorStaff Writer on Jun 18, 2025

T. John ‘Jack’ Folks III

T. John “Jack” Folks III of Sag Harbor died on June 14. He was 89.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 18, from 3-8 p.m. at Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor. A funeral Mass will held on Thursday, June 19, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Andres’s Church in Sag Harbor.

A full obituary will appear in a future edition.

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