MAHONEY, John Leo Distinguished Emeritus Rattigan Professor of English at Boston College, Sept. 1, 2015. Beloved husband of Ann M. (Dowd) Mahoney. Loving Father of John L. Mahoney and his wife Lenor of West Newton, Patricia A. O'Brien and her husband James of Arlington, and William D. Mahoney and Michelle Cowan of Arlington. Brother of Margaret P. Mahoney of Lexington, and Mary Louise Hegarty of Belmont. John is also survived by 5 grandchildren, Alison, Emma, Emily, Erin, and Gillian, and by many nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass will be held Friday Sept. 4 at St. Ignatius Church, 28 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours at the Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd., LEXINGTON, Thursday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Donations in his memory may be made to the Fund for Boston College, University Advancement, Cadigan Alumni Center, 140 Commonwealth Ave. Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Private interment St. John's Cemetery, Worcester.