John Jorden Larkin was born in Englewood, NJ, on May 7, 1951, the son of John Joseph Jr. and Alice Jorden Larkin. He was a lifelong New Jersey resident and a graduate of Morristown Prep (now Morristown-Beard), Morristown, NJ, and Thiel College, Greenville, PA.

Until early onset Alzheimer’s prevented him, he was president of John Larkin and Co., Inc., in Denville, NJ, which installs and services production scale coffee and food production equipment in facilities across the country.

He was predeceased by his parents and by a sister, Amy Larkin.

He is survived by his wife of twenty-two years, Cheryl, three step children Kate, Sarah, and Ben, two grandchildren Alex and John, two sisters Debby and Cathy, niece Johanna, nephew Jim, and many more family members and friends.

He was a lifelong sports enthusiast, coaching his kids and their friends and playing in his last alumni soccer game in September 2013, just at the time his symptoms were beginning.

His joy was being in the middle of whatever action was going on from ski slopes to the boardwalk at Point Pleasant Beach, to dance recitals, parents nights, and backyard barbeques, whether with family, friends, or complete strangers who soon became at least friendly acquaintances. He brought laughter and fun to any activity or event or job that he participated in.