{"id":5177,"date":"2021-12-16T20:43:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T20:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/remembering-jj-mccarthy\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T20:43:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T20:43:51","slug":"remembering-jj-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"member_news","link":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/remembering-jj-mccarthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering JJ McCarthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tWith sadness in our hearts, WBC shares the news of the passing of <strong>John Joseph McCarthy<\/strong> &ldquo;JJ&rdquo; on December 8, 2021. Preceded by his parents, John and Yvette McCarthy. Survived by wife Tara; brother Kevin (Juvy); sister Michele (Najim); nieces Kaycie and Janna, nephews Adam and Haris.<\/p>\n<p>\tJJ began his career in the construction industry in 1988 with Glen Construction. In 1998, JJ joined Hubert Construction and eventually became the firm&rsquo;s President and CEO. 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