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RICHARD P. " DICK " CRONIN
AGE: 71 SOUTH AMBOY
Richard P. "Dick" Cronin, age 71, of South Amboy died on Saturday, November 27, 2010 at home. Son of the late Patrick and Katherine Ferrara, he was born in Jersey City and lived in Hazlet before moving to South Amboy. A veteran of the US Coast Guard, he was the Code Enforcement Officer for the City of South Amboy since 2003. Prior to that, he was a Systems Analyst for Merrill Lynch for 20 years, and was the former owner of The Lion's Den, South Amboy. Dick was Grand Marshall of the South Amboy St. Patrick's Day Parade in 2004, and was Irishman of the Year in 2005. He was a charter member and past president of the Col. David B. Kelly Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, South Amboy; a member of the St. Joseph Knights of Columbus Council, Keyport; and was a member of the South Amboy Fire Department, Mechanicsville Fire Company.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two sisters, Evelyn Daly and Alice Stahl. He is survived by his wife, the former Anne Marie O'Leary; two children, Cathy Moberg and her husband Doug of Martinez, CA, and Tom Moran and his wife Donna of South Bound Brook; a sister, Barbara Lucas and her husband Robert of The Villages, FL; four grandchildren, Brielle and Eric Moberg and Aidan and Nicolette Moran; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 at the Whiteley Funeral Home, 241 Bordentown Ave., South Amboy. The funeral will be Tuesday at 9:45 am at the funeral home, followed by a 10:30am mass at St. Mary's RC Church, South Amboy. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. The Knights of Columbus will conduct services on Monday at 7:30pm, and the AOH will conduct services at 8pm.
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Dorothy Holmes
November 30, 2010
Cathy and family, my deepest & most sincere sympathy to you at this very difficult time.
November 30, 2010
Dear Anne Marie, we were so sad to hear that Dick passed this week. He was a great guy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, Lynn (Jankowski) and Bob Giordano
Louise Pisauro
November 29, 2010
Cathy, my deepest sympathy to you and your family at this very sad time. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. I know what a loss this is for your family and my heart aches for you.
Andrea Jacobson
November 29, 2010
Cathy and family, Our hearts to out to you, Doug, Brielle and Eric at this very sad time. Through your many stories, the close relationship you had with your Dad came through to all of us. He was a good man and will be missed.
Donna Adams
November 29, 2010
Throughout Dick's recent surgery and recovery period, at least one person (and usually more) came into or called the Code Enforcement office every day and asked for him and sent their best wishes. I only met Dick this summer when I came to help him in the office, but I know he cared about this town and this community. He will be missed.
Brian Nutley
November 28, 2010
Dick was a real good guy who mwill be missed by all. When ever we visited the AOH in South Amboy Dick was there to greet us and make us feel welcome. I will miss his emails although most time corny
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