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December 31, 2014
Services
Family and friends may call at the Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre on Sunday, January 4, 2015, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service to follow at 8:00 p.m.
Family and friends may call at the Vander May Funeral Home, Wayne, NJ on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne, NJ. Interment will follow in the Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah, NJ.
Kevin Patrick O’Riordan, of Barre, Vermont, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at his home.
Born on February 20, 1952 in Bronx, NY, he was the son of John Francis and Geraldine Veronica (Martin) O’Riordan. He attended St. Catherine Elementary School in Blauvelt, NY and the Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, NJ. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, NY in 1980 and a Master’s Degree in Education, Applied Behavioral Analysis from Johnson State College in Johnson, VT in 1985.
On July 10, 1976, Kevin married Helena Frances Roness in Brooklyn, NY. Following their marriage, they made their home in Brooklyn, NY and Cabot, VT before moving to Barre, VT.
Kevin taught Special Education for the Barre City School System, was the program director at Washington County Mental Health for many years, and was the executive director of human services at Sterling Area Services in Morrisville for 18 years. He was a tireless advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities to help insure their best possible quality of life. He and his wife, Helena, were foster parents and home providers for children with disabilities for over thirty years. They were the first to have their own biological children and their foster children in the same home.
Kevin was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre where he taught religious education for several years and of the Knights of Columbus of Barre. He was a former member of the Montpelier Elks Lodge 924.
His interests were gardening, reading, and travelling. He especially enjoyed time spent with his children and grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Helena O’Riordan of Barre; his children, Michael O’Riordan and his wife, Erin of Pomona, NY, Kristen O’Riordan and her partner, Michael Kelley, Elizabeth O’Riordan, Joseph O’Riordan, Skylar O’Riordan and his wife, Christi, Logan Merrill-O’Riordan and her partner, Curtis Sherman, all of Barre, and Heith O’Dell of Brookfield; five grandchildren, Colby, Brendan, Shea, Levi, and Briella; his sister, Ellen O’Riordan-Madeya and her husband, Ray of White Plains, NY; his brother, John Brian O’Riordan of Pomona, NY; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
His parents predeceased him.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Kessler Foundation, 300 Executive Drive, Suite 70, West Orange, NJ 07052 (e-mail: give@kesslerfoundation.org) or to the Ronald McDonald House Charities, 16 South Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401.
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Family and friends may call at the Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre on Sunday, January 4, 2015, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service to follow at 8:00 p.m.
Family and friends may call at the Vander May Funeral Home, Wayne, NJ on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne, NJ. Interment will follow in the Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah, NJ.
December 31, 2014
Services
Family and friends may call at the Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre on Sunday, January 4, 2015, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service to follow at 8:00 p.m.
Family and friends may call at the Vander May Funeral Home, Wayne, NJ on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne, NJ. Interment will follow in the Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah, NJ.
Kevin Patrick O’Riordan, of Barre, Vermont, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at his home.
Born on February 20, 1952 in Bronx, NY, he was the son of John Francis and Geraldine Veronica (Martin) O’Riordan. He attended St. Catherine Elementary School in Blauvelt, NY and the Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, NJ. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, NY in 1980 and a Master’s Degree in Education, Applied Behavioral Analysis from Johnson State College in Johnson, VT in 1985.
On July 10, 1976, Kevin married Helena Frances Roness in Brooklyn, NY. Following their marriage, they made their home in Brooklyn, NY and Cabot, VT before moving to Barre, VT.
Kevin taught Special Education for the Barre City School System, was the program director at Washington County Mental Health for many years, and was the executive director of human services at Sterling Area Services in Morrisville for 18 years. He was a tireless advocate for individuals with developmental disabilities to help insure their best possible quality of life. He and his wife, Helena, were foster parents and home providers for children with disabilities for over thirty years. They were the first to have their own biological children and their foster children in the same home.
Kevin was a member of St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre where he taught religious education for several years and of the Knights of Columbus of Barre. He was a former member of the Montpelier Elks Lodge 924.
His interests were gardening, reading, and travelling. He especially enjoyed time spent with his children and grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Helena O’Riordan of Barre; his children, Michael O’Riordan and his wife, Erin of Pomona, NY, Kristen O’Riordan and her partner, Michael Kelley, Elizabeth O’Riordan, Joseph O’Riordan, Skylar O’Riordan and his wife, Christi, Logan Merrill-O’Riordan and her partner, Curtis Sherman, all of Barre, and Heith O’Dell of Brookfield; five grandchildren, Colby, Brendan, Shea, Levi, and Briella; his sister, Ellen O’Riordan-Madeya and her husband, Ray of White Plains, NY; his brother, John Brian O’Riordan of Pomona, NY; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
His parents predeceased him.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Kessler Foundation, 300 Executive Drive, Suite 70, West Orange, NJ 07052 (e-mail: give@kesslerfoundation.org) or to the Ronald McDonald House Charities, 16 South Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401.
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