John Irwin Thomas Moloney's Obituary
John Irwin Thomas Moloney, 87, passed away December 24, 2014. He was born March 29, 1927 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois to the late John Joseph and Florence Mae (Herne) Moloney. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, John Joseph Moloney III; and sister, Patricia Nichols.
John served in the US Army during WWII in the South Pacific. He earned Master’s degrees in Engineering and Business from the University of Chicago. He retired as president of a waste water treatment plant. He moved to Sun City Center in 2001 and worked for CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and the security patrol in Sun City Center. He was a Baptist and enjoyed lawn bowling, sailing, scuba diving, woodwork and golfing. He was accomplished in several fields.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 34 years, Joyce of Sun City Center, Florida; daughters, Dorothy Thomas and her husband Dave and Virginia “Ginger” Heus; Janice Cryns and her husband Brendan; all of Wisconsin; sons, Jack Moloney of New Jersey and John “Bill” Moloney and his wife Kelly of Iowa; step-children, John Yockey and his wife Kristin of Nebraska; Michael Yockey and his wife Karen of North Carolina and Karen Steele and her husband Raymond of Florida; 14 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hope Children’s Home, 11415 Hope International Dr, Tampa, FL 33625 or First Baptist Church of Ruskin, 820 W College Ave, Ruskin, FL 33570. Memories and condolences may be left online at www.skywaymemorial.com.
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