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James Mooney Obituary
PITTSTOWN - James W. Mooney, 84, of Pittstown, passed on March 5, 2025, at the Albany Medical Center. Born in Troy, he was the son of the late Thomas and Margaret Taggart Mooney; and the husband of the late Margaret Ploof Mooney.
Jim was educated in Troy and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1963 to 1965. After returning from the service, Jim was appointed to the Troy Fire Department and spent 32 years in a job he loved. He also worked for many years at Pollocks Hardware Store and Family Footwear in Brunswick.
Jim enjoyed playing golf at Frear Park and vacationed at Jekyll Island, Ga., and St. Petersburg, Fla., in the winter. He also enjoyed dinners at the Elks Club on Friday evenings.
A special thank you to Tim and Pam Clemente for their friendship and care.
Survivors include his daughters, Kelly Lemay (Chad) and Karen Gushlaw (Richard); and grandchildren, Richard, Vincent, Amber, Alexia, Cory, Jenna and Richard.
Friends are invited and may call on Saturday, March 15, from 12 to 2 p.m., at the Frank P. McDonald & Son Funeral Home, 870 Second Ave. (124th and 125th St.), in Lansingurgh.
Contributions may be made to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, N.Y. 10306.
For online condolences, please visit mcdonaldandsonfuneralhome.com
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Memories and Condolences
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Sybastian
June 7, 2025
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Laura Feathers
March 14, 2025
I am so sorry to hear about the passing of Jim. He was a wonderful man with a big personality. We all loved working with him at Family Footwear Center. Jim will be missed by all of us. He was truly genuine and loving. I will miss him greatly.
Jennifer Ploof-Austin
March 12, 2025
"Hey Uncle Jim it´s Jen" was something uncle Jim taught me to say when I enter a room because scaring people isn´t a good idea. You scare a person one time in the middle of night because I wanted Aunt Margaret because I heard a sound outside Marie´s window in her room and get a 5 minute talk on other things I could have done.
French toast sticks every morning and movies on the big TV is what I enjoyed the most while having sleepovers. Spending summers in the pool while the grownups did adult things. The plenty of parties he hosted to make memories with our Grandpa ploof. He always put Grandpa first when it came to Aunt Margaret. Uncle Jim was very strict with me but it made me a better person for it. When Uncle Jim was at the firehouse Aunt Margaret would always bring him lunch and Marie and I would always shared lunches with him at the fire station near RPI.
Uncle Jim always listen when I needed someone to talk when Steve wasn´t doing well because I didn´t know how he did it. On April 17 2024 I called Uncle Jim to let him know that Steve is getting a kidney transplant after a ten year wait and a lot of medical issues. He was so excited and he couldn´t wait for us to come home and celebrate with us. Uncle Jim stood up from his chair and walked to Steve and gave him a hug and told him how proud he was and how proud Aunt Margaret would be right now.
My last memory of uncle Jim was a few weeks ago and I stop by and he was with Ricky and his friend and they where getting ready to go to lunch.
There are so many memories I could share but I am done with crying because I miss and love you so much. Say hi to Aunt Margaret and tell her I miss her so much and wish she was her with me.
George Quine
March 12, 2025
So sorry to hear of Jim´s passing. Jim is a good man. May our memories comfort us. Rest In Peace Jimmy
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