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Richard T. “Dick” Mahoney, age 84 of Wayne, died peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2015. His family waited lovingly by his bed side at the time of his passing.
Dick was born in Rockville Center, NY. He lived for a short time in the Bronx before moving to Woodside Queens where he spent the bulk of his childhood. Dick attended William Cullen Bryant High School in Astoria Queens, and it was there that he met the girl of his dreams. Her name was Helen Revel and she was one of Dick’s classmates. Along with other students Dick and Helen often went to the local soda fountain after school. They took such a fond liking to each other, as was the custom of the day, on April 18, 1948, they declared that they were going steady.
After high school, Dick worked for a time with United Parcel Service. In 1952 he answered the call from Uncle Sam and was drafted into the United States Marine Corps. The war was going on in Korea and Dick served as a helicopter mechanic at Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia. Separated from each other during the war, Dick and Helen kept in touch primarily through written correspondence. In one of his letters, Dick asked Helen to be his wife. Then, as was their custom, every Sunday night Helen would walk from her house down to the corner where there was a pay phone. There she would wait for Dick’s weekly call. When the phone rang, Helen excitedly answered and accepted Dick’s marriage proposal. During his next two-week leave, Dick came home and on Sunday, July 13, 1952, he and Helen were joined in marriage before family and friends at St. Mary’s Church in Woodside Queens. With a two-week military leave, they took a bus to their honeymoon vacation in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. One of Dick’s favorite honeymoon memories was riding horses with Helen because for some reason, her horse always refused to go forward. After the honeymoon, Dick returned to Quantico Marine Base and Helen continued to live with her parents. She eventually followed them from their home in Queens to a new home in Lodi, NJ. There she waited for Dick to finish his Marine service. He was honorably discharged in 1954 – a proud recipient of the National Defense Service Medal. He and Helen could now begin their married life together.
Dick and Helen quickly moved back to New York City where Helen had a good job with an insurance company. Meanwhile, Dick got a job with 7 Santini Brothers Moving and Storage Company. In 1955 Dick became a proud Papa when Helen gave birth to a beautiful baby girl which they named Nancy. They were living in Jackson Heights at the time but soon after moved back to Lodi where Dick and Helen’s sons Kenny and Bob were born. Dick had been working for an overhead door company but in 1958, he obtained his iron workers book and joined the Iron Workers Local 580 in New York City. This was the beginning of a long and prosperous career that would span over three decades and include work on the Pan Am Building as well as a big project at the 1964 World’s Fair. In 1985, Dick became the proud founder and owner of Professional Entrances, a company he ran until retiring in 1994. The family moved to Wayne in 1962 where they have remained to the present.
Dick’s retirement in 1994 blessed him with many years to enjoy leisurely times with family and friends. He liked playing golf so you could often see him working on improving his handicap at Passaic County Golf Course because it was so close to his house. He also loved getting outdoors and playing in Myrtle Beach. Dick was also a connoisseur of fine wine, and to him, the finest wine he ever had was the wine he made himself. He labeled his homemade wine “Seneca Vineyards” which was actually produced in his garage with grapes purchased from Corrado’s in Clifton. Dick started this hobby in 1987 and, continuing the tradition for the past twenty-eight years, he was all-too-proud to favor you with a bottle.
Twenty five years ago, Dick and Helen purchased a home down the shore in Long Beach Island (LBI). On the older maps it was ocean front property but capitalism must have motivated someone to build two houses in front of it before they purchased it. Ocean front property or three houses in from the ocean – it didn’t matter that much to Dick because the sun was just as beautiful and that’s what Dick really liked. Dick got to spend all his retired years enjoying the sun, surf and most importantly, making memories with his wife, children and grandchildren at LBI. Dick was very handy and always eager to help his kids with any projects around their houses. He also built a beautiful family room off the back of his own house by himself! He and Helen had the privilege of traveling extensively with cruises being their favorite way to travel. In all they took twenty-four cruises including trips to Alaska, Bermuda, the Caribbean, up the east coast of the U.S. and two cruises to Hawaii. Dick really loved Hawaii – so much so that, in addition to the two cruises, he and Helen took seven additional trips there.
Dick was the loving husband of Helen (nee Revel) for 63 wonderful years. He was the loving father of Nancy Mahoney of Pequannock, Kenneth and wife Linda Mahoney of Jersey City, and Robert and wife Suzanne Mahoney of Wayne; dear brother-in-law of Joyce Mahoney of Long Island and Marie Tishy of Pequannock; cherished grandfather of Nicholas, Shannon, Jake, and Lia; and dear uncle of several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his two brothers: Harold and Kenneth Mahoney.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Richard’s name are asked to consider American Cancer Society, NJ Chapter, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 (www.cancer.org) or The American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005 (www.heart.org).
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All services will be private.
Richard T. “Dick” Mahoney, age 84 of Wayne, died peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2015. His family waited lovingly by his bed side at the time of his passing.
Dick was born in Rockville Center, NY. He lived for a short time in the Bronx before moving to Woodside Queens where he spent the bulk of his childhood. Dick attended William Cullen Bryant High School in Astoria Queens, and it was there that he met the girl of his dreams. Her name was Helen Revel and she was one of Dick’s classmates. Along with other students Dick and Helen often went to the local soda fountain after school. They took such a fond liking to each other, as was the custom of the day, on April 18, 1948, they declared that they were going steady.
After high school, Dick worked for a time with United Parcel Service. In 1952 he answered the call from Uncle Sam and was drafted into the United States Marine Corps. The war was going on in Korea and Dick served as a helicopter mechanic at Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia. Separated from each other during the war, Dick and Helen kept in touch primarily through written correspondence. In one of his letters, Dick asked Helen to be his wife. Then, as was their custom, every Sunday night Helen would walk from her house down to the corner where there was a pay phone. There she would wait for Dick’s weekly call. When the phone rang, Helen excitedly answered and accepted Dick’s marriage proposal. During his next two-week leave, Dick came home and on Sunday, July 13, 1952, he and Helen were joined in marriage before family and friends at St. Mary’s Church in Woodside Queens. With a two-week military leave, they took a bus to their honeymoon vacation in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. One of Dick’s favorite honeymoon memories was riding horses with Helen because for some reason, her horse always refused to go forward. After the honeymoon, Dick returned to Quantico Marine Base and Helen continued to live with her parents. She eventually followed them from their home in Queens to a new home in Lodi, NJ. There she waited for Dick to finish his Marine service. He was honorably discharged in 1954 – a proud recipient of the National Defense Service Medal. He and Helen could now begin their married life together.
Dick and Helen quickly moved back to New York City where Helen had a good job with an insurance company. Meanwhile, Dick got a job with 7 Santini Brothers Moving and Storage Company. In 1955 Dick became a proud Papa when Helen gave birth to a beautiful baby girl which they named Nancy. They were living in Jackson Heights at the time but soon after moved back to Lodi where Dick and Helen’s sons Kenny and Bob were born. Dick had been working for an overhead door company but in 1958, he obtained his iron workers book and joined the Iron Workers Local 580 in New York City. This was the beginning of a long and prosperous career that would span over three decades and include work on the Pan Am Building as well as a big project at the 1964 World’s Fair. In 1985, Dick became the proud founder and owner of Professional Entrances, a company he ran until retiring in 1994. The family moved to Wayne in 1962 where they have remained to the present.
Dick’s retirement in 1994 blessed him with many years to enjoy leisurely times with family and friends. He liked playing golf so you could often see him working on improving his handicap at Passaic County Golf Course because it was so close to his house. He also loved getting outdoors and playing in Myrtle Beach. Dick was also a connoisseur of fine wine, and to him, the finest wine he ever had was the wine he made himself. He labeled his homemade wine “Seneca Vineyards” which was actually produced in his garage with grapes purchased from Corrado’s in Clifton. Dick started this hobby in 1987 and, continuing the tradition for the past twenty-eight years, he was all-too-proud to favor you with a bottle.
Twenty five years ago, Dick and Helen purchased a home down the shore in Long Beach Island (LBI). On the older maps it was ocean front property but capitalism must have motivated someone to build two houses in front of it before they purchased it. Ocean front property or three houses in from the ocean – it didn’t matter that much to Dick because the sun was just as beautiful and that’s what Dick really liked. Dick got to spend all his retired years enjoying the sun, surf and most importantly, making memories with his wife, children and grandchildren at LBI. Dick was very handy and always eager to help his kids with any projects around their houses. He also built a beautiful family room off the back of his own house by himself! He and Helen had the privilege of traveling extensively with cruises being their favorite way to travel. In all they took twenty-four cruises including trips to Alaska, Bermuda, the Caribbean, up the east coast of the U.S. and two cruises to Hawaii. Dick really loved Hawaii – so much so that, in addition to the two cruises, he and Helen took seven additional trips there.
Dick was the loving husband of Helen (nee Revel) for 63 wonderful years. He was the loving father of Nancy Mahoney of Pequannock, Kenneth and wife Linda Mahoney of Jersey City, and Robert and wife Suzanne Mahoney of Wayne; dear brother-in-law of Joyce Mahoney of Long Island and Marie Tishy of Pequannock; cherished grandfather of Nicholas, Shannon, Jake, and Lia; and dear uncle of several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his two brothers: Harold and Kenneth Mahoney.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Richard’s name are asked to consider American Cancer Society, NJ Chapter, 20 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 (www.cancer.org) or The American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005 (www.heart.org).
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