Walter John Mulcahy

Mulcahy, Walter John CLIFTON PARK Walter John Mulcahy, 88, of Clifton Park and founder of Taft Furniture, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Troy, N.Y. on April 25, 1924. The son of the late James and Margaret Carroll Mulcahy, he was a graduate of Catholic Central High school class of 1941. Following his graduation he attended Manhattan College until the bombing of Pearl Harbor when he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps serving from 1942 to 1945. After his honorable discharge, he received his bachelor's degree from Siena College. At the request of his parents he joined his father and began to sell used furniture. Walter's optimism led directly to the origins of a very successful new furniture company known as Mulcahy's Furniture on River Street in Troy. An urban renewal reconstruction of the River Front in Troy in the early 70's put an end to Mulcahy's Furniture and left Walter with an even greater ambition that led him to open and operate the first Furniture Warehouse and Showroom Taft in Albany, N.Y., which became one of the most successful stores in New York State. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Margaret Hayes Mulcahy of Clifton Park; three sons, Matthew Mulcahy of Clifton Park, John and his wife Nancy of Loudonville, and James Mulcahy of Saratoga; one daughter, Mary Mulcahy of Northville. Three grandchildren also survive him. He was predeceased by his daughter, Margaret Mulcahy; and his brother, Robert Mulcahy. Friends may call on Sunday, August 12, 2012 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Northville Funeral Service, 401 Bridge St., Northville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Northville. Burial will be held in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Northville. Condolences may be made to the family online at www. northvillefuneralservice.com.