JOHN J. TOOHEY

August 28, 1928 - September 25, 2020

John J. Toohey passed away Friday morning, September 25. 2020 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson, NJ. He was 92. Born and raised in New York, New York, he had lived in Woodside, Flushing, and New City, New York before moving to Florida for 25 years. He became a resident of Cedar Crest at Pompton Plains, NJ two years ago. He served proudly in the United States Marine Corps, and was honorably discharged in 1948. Mr. Toohey earned his Bachelors Degree in Fire Science from the john Jay College in New York City. He worked as a firefighter with the City of New York for over 40 years, retiring as a Chief in 1991. He was a member of the New York City Fire Chief's Association, the New York City Fire Department Emerald Society, the New York City Fire Department Holy Name Society, and the Knights of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary A. Toohey; and his second wife, Ann Mahoney Toohey. John is survived by his two loving daughters, Maryann McNamara and her husband James T. of East Haddam, CT, and Kathleen P. Ryan and her husband Vincent of Montville Township, NJ; a step-daughter, Donna Mahoney Acosta; a brother, Eugene Toohey of Florida; seven grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family would be grateful for Memorial Gifts "In Memory of Retired FDNY Chief John J. Toohey" to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, www.tunnel2towers.org/donate.