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Patrick Moriarty Obituary

LOWELL -- Patrick John "PJ" Moriarty Jr., 9, a resident of Lowell, died Friday, Feb. 2, at Children's Hospital in Boston, after a long and courageous battle against cystic fibrosis.

He was the beloved son of Patrick J. Moriarty Sr. and Kelli M. Schucker.

Patrick was born in Lowell, Oct. 31, 1997. He was a 3rd grade student at the Franco American School in Lowell.

He enjoyed drawing, video games, going to amusement parks especially traveling to Disney World and playing with his brother, Aedan.

Besides his parents, he is survived by his brother and best friend, Aedan Moriarty of Lowell; his paternal grandparents, Robert "Pa" and Kathy "YaYa" Moriarty of Lowell; his maternal grandparents, Victor "PaPa" and Janice "NaNa" Archambault II, Brian Schucker "PaPa Nurfy" of Pennsylvania; his maternal great-grandmothers, Marguerite Yurgal of Lowell, Edna Bracey of Pennsylvania, and Joan Archambault of Lowell.

He is also survived by his aunts and uncles, Kathleen and Steven Wetterwald, Robert Moriarty and his fiancée, Sandra Kerrigan, Daniel and Katie Lyn Moriarty, Ann Marie and Mark Brophy, Victor J. "VJ" Archambault III, Taryn A. Archambault, and John and Anne Marie Nadeau.

He also leaves his loving cousins, Patrick, Kelly Ann, Meghan, Kaitlyn and Thomas Brophy and Kassandra Wetterwald. All of PJ's friends, teachers and 3rd grade classmates at the Franco American School and a very special friend "Mookie" who was always with him in good times and bad.

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Published by Lowell Sun on Feb. 5, 2007.

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Mom

January 30, 2021

I love you and miss you so much.
You are always in my heart ❤

Kathy Moriarty

January 30, 2019

PJ, 12 years have passed and we near your anniversary we miss you more . We are grateful to have you to love and you still teach us lessons today. We will always remember you and tell your stories. You are my heart , yaya and pa

Da

November 25, 2017

There isn't a moment of the day I don't think of you, be as proud of yourself as I am of you. People live 100 years and make less of an impact than you did in your 9. You'd be an " old man " now just like your da .. love you buddy

Mom

January 6, 2016

Another New Year without my boy. Happy New Year in heaven. Love and miss you everyday.

January 5, 2016

Hi PJ well the new year is here and I hope it's calmer than 2015 - that was a doozy - hoping to see the new Stars Wars soon I'll be missing you when I do- always missing my heart - Love yaya and Pa

January 1, 2016

Happy New Year my Magoo
Love Pa And Yaya

December 26, 2015

Dearest PJ, Merry Christmas- we miss you- lots of Christmas memories of you and how excited you'd be , please keep a watch on us we need your sense of humor love you my heart - yaya

December 25, 2015

Merry Christmas Magoo, I love you
Pa

November 27, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving PJ, miss you more and more- Yaya

Mom

November 27, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving my angel

November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving, my Magoo

Love Pa

October 31, 2015

Happy Birthday PJ- THis is your 18th Birthday- We love and miss you everyday Butterfingers all around to celebrate you- keep an eye on us we always need you- love you my heart - Yaya

October 30, 2015

Happy Birthday MAGOO, I LOVE YOU
Pa

January 1, 2015

Happy New Year, I love you Magoo

December 25, 2014

MERRY CHRISTMAS PJ MISS YOU SO MUCH? LOVE YAYA

December 25, 2014

Merry Christmas pj . I had a dream about you a few days ago . Love you always aunt Kathy

December 24, 2014

Merry Christmas, my Magoo, I miss you and love you

November 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving, I love and miss you my Magoo

October 31, 2014

Happy Birthday PJ love you and miss you always yaya

October 30, 2014

Happy Birthday my Magoo, I love and miss you

September 27, 2014

I love you, I miss you Magoo

April 21, 2014

Happy Easter Pj missed you so much :(

April 20, 2014

Happy Easter, Magoo

March 26, 2014

All night all day thoughts of you fill me, with sadness because I miss you but gladness because I am fortunate to love you, my Magoo

December 30, 2013

Happy New Year, Magoo

December 27, 2013

MERRY CHRISTMAS PJ- you are so much apart of my Christmas spirit miss you more than words can say you are forever my heart - Love Yaya

December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas PJ. Love and miss you. Uncle Bob, Auntie Sandy, Miranda and Olivia.

December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas, I love you and miss you, my Magoo

October 31, 2013

Happy Birthday Sweet PJ
We are all missing you today and every day. Watch down on us and nudge us in the right direction when we need it. The family has grown so much and all your brothers, sisters, and cousins all know about you.WE are sad today but we're filled with happy memories . Love you always my heart - Yaya

October 31, 2013

Happy Birthday, My Magoo, I love and miss you

Mom

October 27, 2013

My sweet boy...it is very close to your 16th birthday. I am having a very hard time tonight. I was looking at pictures of you on my old photobucket. Your smile is what I miss the most. No matter what the situation or how awful you were feeling you always had that beautiful smile. Very few people on this earth have the kindness and true goodness that you had. You have no idea how much I miss you. You are forever stuck in my head as a wonderful , sweet, caring , smart 9 year old boy even though you are a teenager now. I would give anything to see you blow out your candles on your birthday. I miss you every single day. I remember you every single day. you are deep in my heart and always will be...

We never quite forget.
No matter how many years pass, we remember.
The loss of a loved one is like a major operation.
Part of us is removed, and we have a scar
For the rest of our lives.

As years go by, we manage.
There are things to do, people to care for,
Tasks that call for full attention.
But the pain is still there, not far below the surface.

We see a face that looks familiar,
Hear a voice that echoes,
See a photograph in someone's album,
See a landscape that once we saw together,
And it seems as though
A knife were in the wound again.

But not so painfully,
And mixed with joy, too,
Because remembering a happy time is not all sorrow;
It brings back some happiness with it, too.

How long will the pain last?
"All the rest of your life."
But the thing to remember
Is that not only will the pain last,
But the blessed memories as well.

Tears are proof of life;
The more love, the more tears.
If this be true, then how could we ever ask
That the pain cease altogether?
For then the memory of love would go with it.
The pain of grief is the price we pay for love.
Happy early birthday my angel...Til we meet again. Hugs and kissses.....

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September 21, 2013

I love you Magoo, guess what you can skip school

March 31, 2013

Happy Easter

March 16, 2013

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

Mom

February 3, 2013

My love always and forever....Miss you my sweet boy.

February 2, 2013

I love you and miss you Magoo

February 2, 2013

I love and miss you Magoo

January 1, 2013

Happy new year pj love yaya

December 31, 2012

Happy New Year, I love you

December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas I love you, Magoo

December 24, 2012

Dear PJ- Christmas is here again, miss your Christmas spirit - will watch your Christmas Pageant with Pa just to hear your voice, we miss you so much everyday - please know how much you are loved Pa keeps telling me your stories of your time together it's very special Merry Christmas PJ send some of your spirit to me - I struggle so much to find it - love always Yaya

Mom

December 17, 2012

For my sweet angel,
I carry your heart with me (I carry it in
my heart) I am never without it (anywhere
I go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
I fear
no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet ) I want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)
I love you always and forever ...Miss you everyday. My angel in heaven. Watch over the new children that just got there. They will need a friend .

November 22, 2012

I miss you

November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving, I love you, Magoo

October 31, 2012

Happy Birthday, Magoo, I love you

October 6, 2012

I love you Magoo

October 6, 2012

getting ready to sing happy birthday to you

September 28, 2012

I love you and miss you

August 30, 2012

I miss you

July 24, 2012

I love you, Magoo

June 22, 2012

its one of those days PJ..you fill my being with memories.

June 18, 2012

I love you

April 8, 2012

Happy Easter Magoo you were right these Butterfingers are great

PJ's Graduating Class of 2012 Miss you and wish you were here with us.

Lillian Bernier

March 18, 2012

March 17, 2012

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

February 2, 2012

I love you and miss you, Magoo

February 2, 2012

PJ- miss always think of you everyday -you are loved so much -Yaya

aunt kathy

February 2, 2012

P.J I can't believe it has been 5 years since you were taken from us ,you are missed and loved always and forever.

January 1, 2012

Happy New Year, I love you Mr Magoo

December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas, my Magoo I miss you so much right now

December 14, 2011

PJ Christmas is coming and we remember how excited you would be, We miss you all of the time We are getting together over the holidays , we know you'll be there too, love Yaya

November 24, 2011

You are in my thoughts this thanksgiving.
I am thankful to have known you, however briefly.
Love and hugs
Aunt Jeanne

Mom

November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving PJ.Another holiday without my big boy.I was decorating my apartment last night for Christmas with Aedan and Jameson and found the last stocking you had that you had spent forever on writing your name in glitter glue.You always wanted to have perfect handwriting. Things have changed alot in the last 6 or 7 months. I think maybe this is how things should of been. I know you see how different I am now. Being loved wasn't something I had but I'm getting used to it. I love you very much. I miss you everyday and talk about you alot. Aedan misses you. He was talking about you while decorating the other night. I think Christmas time especially makes him think of his big brother. Lots of love hugs and kisses. Always in my heart,
Love Mom

November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving, Magoo, I love you

November 1, 2011

Happy birthday PJ , miss you everyday
Love Aunt Kathy

October 31, 2011

Happy Birthday

October 31, 2011

Happy Birthday PJ

Love

Uncle Bob, Auntie Sandy and Miranda

October 29, 2011

Happy Birthday, I love you Mr. Magoo

NaNa

October 25, 2011

Soon it will be your Birthday once again ...we all miss you ..your in our thoughts everyday we love you and we are so thankful for all the good times and precious days you spent with all of us .. we love and adore you and we know your watching your mom and brothers from heaven ..love nana pop pop, vj taryn xxoo

October 24, 2011

I miss you more every day but I am thanfull for the memories you left with me

October 24, 2011

PJ , it is getting close to your birthday and i miss you so much everyday. It seems like the pain of missing you never goes away, i think about you all the time and all our memories. keep watching down on all of us
love and miss you so much.

October 15, 2011

I Love YOU

October 6, 2011

time to begin shopping for your Birthday,
your always with me, my Magoo

August 24, 2011

I love you Magoo

July 1, 2011

I miss you

June 23, 2011

Hey Magoo your favorite time of year is here.......summer vacation

May 25, 2011

we did the CF walk again in your honor
Team PJ. I love you

March 30, 2011

I miss you my Magoo

March 9, 2011

you are always part of our day, every day

nana,pop pop, vj,taryn jack and howie

March 3, 2011

PJ, love and miss you everyday xxoo

February 4, 2011

I am holding you, my Magoo

kathy

February 3, 2011

We Miss you very much and think of you all the time.Love you always .Aunt Kathy

yaya

February 2, 2011

Hi PJ 4 years without you we miss you more every day.you are always in my heart
know you are watching over us .Da, Mom, Aedan and Jameson and all of us miss you and love you always- Yaya

January 24, 2011

I am thinking about you, big time, I miss you, Magoo

mom

January 2, 2011

Hi my big 13 year old... I was looking at pictures of you today.... thinking of you as I always do. Miss you more and more everyday.I wait for the hurt to fade but it never does... it's always there....Love and hugs .
Happy New Year. Another one without you.
Love,
Mom
P.S. Say hi to Mookie for me.....

December 31, 2010

Happy New Year I miss you Magoo

December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas, I miss and love you, Magoo

December 7, 2010

I love you, Magoo

November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving

November 7, 2010

Hi Patrick,
I want you to know we haven't forgotten you at all. On Fri. Oct.29th, your former classmates, now 7th graders, had a lock-in at F.A.S. During the night, we went outside to your bench to remember you and your birthday on Halloween. We sang to you and took this group picture so you could see how much we've grown. There are a few new faces in this bunch. We told them all about you. Still miss you lots!

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