Jack Borg's Obituary
Jack Borg, age 94 of Memphis, TN passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN.
A devoted family man, and an accomplished retired pharmacist, Jack lived a very active, vibrant life shared with family and friends. His journey through this world was full of many travels, adventures, interest, and marked by service to God, family, neighbors and those in need. Jack was born, raised, and spent most of his adult life in Memphis, TN. A member of the Class of 1948 from Christian Brothers High School (then known as CBC) on East Parkway in Memphis, TN. Jack then pursued pre-pharmacy studies at Memphis State College before earning a degree in pharmacy from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. Jack proudly served in the U.S. Army as a combat medic and returned to Memphis soon after the end of the Korean War. For the rest of the 1950s, Jack worked periodically as a pharmacist in Memphis while also taking extended time to travel through multiple countries, many times by bike across Europe and Central America. The countries he biked across during these years included: Great Britain, France, Germany, Hatti and Mexico.
After meeting the love of his life Marion Gatti at the CYO of Sacred Heart Catholic Church-Memphis in 1955, they were married in the same church in 1959. Now with a growing family, Jack’s career in pharmacy progressed from working at Walgreens to opening his own store in 1964, Borg Pharmacy at the corner of Jackson Ave and Evergreen Street in midtown Memphis. After almost 20 rewarding years on Jackson Ave, he sold this store in 1983. For the next five years Jack took great pride in helping serve the health care needs as a pharmacist in hospitals, clinics in Memphis, Shelby County and Tipton county before opening another Borg Pharmacy on Stage Road in Bartlett, TN in the late 1980s. Jack loved to spend time with his family, especially camping, canoeing, hiking, swimming, biking, fishing, tennis, and site seeing all over the U.S. His travels abroad continued. The trips outside of the U.S. often included his family. A family that eventually grew to include 4 children, 11 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. Jack’s love of being outdoors and active with his family persisted into his early 90s. Jack was passionate about helping others, especially those in need. He worked and volunteered throughout his life with many worthwhile organizations including the Boy Scouts, Habitat for Humanity, medical missions in Mexico, and most recently St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Louis Catholic Church.
Jack is proceeded in death by his parents John & Caroline Borg, as well as his daughter-in-law Charity Borg and brother-in-law Chuck Johnson. Jack is survived by his wife Marion and children Caroline Gilmore (Keith), George Borg, Bettie Card (Chris) and John Borg (Lori). Also, Jack is survived by 11 grandchildren: Preston Gilmore, Stephanie Gilmore, Julia Curtis (Dillon), Keisha Card (Hunter Pipes), Kiersten Card, Christopher “Macklin” Card, Matt Borg, Michelle Borg, Jack Borg, Rachael Borg and Evelyn Borg. Additionally, Jack is survived by 3 great-grandkids: Jack Curtis, Emmy Kate Curtis and Sybil Pipes Card. Jack also is survived by his sister-in-law Jo Ann Johnson, niece Mary Jennifer Roberts (Rich) and their children Leo and Charlie.
Visitation will be at St. Louis Catholic Church in Memphis, TN from 12 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. A funeral mass will begin immediately after at 1pm to be followed by a reception in the Clunan Center that ends at 3:30pm. A private graveside services for family only will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Louis Catholic Church in Memphis, TN.
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