Longtime Boston philanthropist and advertising icon Jack Connors will be remembered at a funeral service Tuesday. He died last week at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer.Connors also supported and advised many politicians over the decades, and founded the city’s powerful Hill Holliday ad agency.His funeral is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at St. Ignatius Church in Chestnut Hill. NewsCenter 5 plans to stream the service in the video player at the top of this page. Connors, who grew up in Roslindale, is survived by his wife Eileen, four children and 13 grandchildren. Camp Harbor View, a free camp for Boston youth he founded with then-Mayor Tom Menino in 2007, said Connors died of pancreatic cancer. “Giving proof to his claim that he would never stop working for the causes that meant so much to him, it was only on June 8th at the Camp Harbor View Beach Ball that he announced a record-breaking fundraising total of $13.4M, most of which was Jack’s own handiwork. He turned 82 the following day,” the organization said in a statement. Wu said his “expansive philanthropic footprint,” notably Camp Harbor View, has changed the city forever. “His generosity of spirit and true love for all people is evident in the countless interactions with those who could do nothing for him but for whom he moved mountains to provide access to opportunity. His core blend of generosity, kindness, and humility is magic. Boston is undoubtedly changed forever because of his vision and commitment,” Wu said in a statement.Gov. Maura Healey echoed those sentiments. “Massachusetts lost a champion today and I have lost a friend. Jack Connors was a leader in business, but his most lasting legacy will come from his generosity and philanthropy,” Healey said in a statement.Angela Menino, the widow of Tom Menino who died in 2014, said Connors worked tirelessly to make “people’s lives a bit better.””The bond my husband and Jack shared was built on a love of our city and a commitment to finding ways to help make people’s lives a bit better. As Camp Harbor View continues to bring joy and opportunity to thousands of children each year, Jack’s dedication to creating a brighter future for Boston’s young people will forever be remembered. His tremendous legacy of philanthropy is a gift to our city and a model for the next generation — we all are eternally grateful,” she said in a statement.Connors was also influenced by and dedicated to the Archdiocese of Boston. “We have lost a great friend and a great leader of our common life in Greater Boston, but we are a better community of neighbors, friends, and citizens because he lived and worked among us for so long,” Cardinal Sean O’Malley said.

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