John Joseph Moriarty died suddenly on April 11, 2008 with his loving wife Anita at his side. John was born March 18, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY to Irish immigrants the late Denis and Catherine Moriarty. John graduated from Brooklyn Prep and Fordham University. He was a 20 year member of the New York Police Department, Bedford Stuyvesant, 83rd Precinct, and 104th Precinct retiring at the rank of Detective. He was then a Special Agent for American Express for 18 years and later a school bus driver for Chestnut Ridge Transportation for 12 years where the school children loved him. John always had a great sense of humor and was loved by all. In addtion to his wife Anita Dettenrieder Moriarty John is survived by his five children of whom he was very proud; Kevin and wife Nancy, Denis and wife Deirdre, Christine Moriarty Brophy and husband Thomas, Maryanne Moriarty Franzel and husband Jeff and Lorayne R. Dahowski and her husband Mark. He was the loving grandfather to Daniel, Tara, Ryan, Megan, Declan, Devin, Thomas, Shannon, Brian, Sean, Jennifer, Danielle, Stephanie, and Kyle. He was the dear brother of the late Vincent Moriarty, M.D. Loyola Shea and Denis Moriarty. He is also survived by 120 first cousins. Visiting will be held Sunday 2-4, 7-9 PM at the Assumma-Shankey Funeral Home, 34 No. Summit Street, Pearl River, NY. Mass of Christian Burial Monday 10 AM St. Margarets Church, Pearl River. Interment Ascension Cemetery, Airmont, NY. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ALZ'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=lohud'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=Alzheimer\'s Association'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5080&5080.donation=form1&set.TributeType=MEMORIAL&set.custom.honoree_name=JOHN MORIARTY&set.TributeMessage=A+gift+has+been+made+in+remembrance+of+JOHN MORIARTY'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=JOHN'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=MORIARTY'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=3829592'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=3829592'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>Alzheimer\'s Association<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }()); in memory of John where his children will walk for Alzheimer's in New Milford, CT on May 3, 2008. ATTEN: Memory Walk, 279 New Britain Rd., Suite 5, Kensington, CT 06037. Christine Brophy: Team name, The Blue Yodels. ASSUMMA-SHANKEY FUNERAL HOME Pearl River 845-735-4849