Henry “Mickey” H.A. McFadden

Henry “Mickey” Harold Arthur McFadden, III, age 60, of Pompton Lakes, formerly of Wayne, passed suddenly and unexpectedly at home on Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Mickey was born to Harold A., Jr.(d.2016) and Joan (Crowley) McFadden in Passaic and raised in Wayne, NJ.  He graduated from Wayne Hills High School with the Class of 1978. He worked for the Parks and Recreation Division of Wayne Township starting as a skilled tree climber and trimmer and over his more than thirty years with the department retired as a Foreman in 2015.

Mickey loved the outdoors and enjoyed skiing, ice hockey, cars, motorcycles, and was a loyal NJ Jets fan and even gave his second daughter the middle name Jett! He was also a lifelong fan of the NY Mets and NY Rangers.  He especially loved fishing, and at the age of twelve was badgering his mom to let him go fishing by himself in Pines Lake. His mom took him to the lake, borrowed a rowboat, and set out for the middle of the lake. She told Mickey to jump out and if he could swim to shore from the middle of the lake he could go fishing by himself whenever he wanted. He jumped out and thankfully passed the sink or swim test. Mickey loved freshwater and saltwater fishing and was happiest when he had a fishing pole in his hand. In his youth, he spent summers in Ocean City and Pines Lake where he was always boating, fishing, and crabbing. He also loved exploring The Glen in Wayne as well. He loved sports and played baseball for the Wayne PAL and later became an umpire for them. During his high school years, he enjoyed being on the wrestling team, all forms of industrial arts, and was a skilled artist himself when it came to painting, drawing, and graphic arts. His love of painting transcended his youth to adulthood and he created beautiful artwork and murals. He loved his motorcycles and lived by the motto “the faster the better.” Mickey will be lovingly remembered for being exuberant, outgoing, making friends easily, and having had many long-term friendships. He had a life-long love of dogs, having grown up with many Dobermans over the years. Mickey and his current dog “Friend” were inseparable and she was always by his side.

Mickey is survived by his mother Joan (Crowley) McFadden of Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains; loving father of Natalie and McKenzie McFadden of Wayne and their mother Linda McFadden also of Wayne; beloved brother of David McFadden and wife Cynthia of Wayne and Jody Lyons and husband Stephen of Wayne; dear uncle of Chase Lyons, Mallory McFadden, and Shannon Lyons; devoted nephew of Claire Crowley of Wirtz, VA; much-loved cousin of Kevin and Scott Crowley of Smith Mountain Lake, VA. He was predeceased by his father Harold “Mickey” A. McFadden, Jr. (d.2016) and uncle Charles Crowley (d.2018).

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to: FOWA (Friends of Wayne Animal Rescue) would be appreciated. https://fowarescue.org/