In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite & Councilman, Patrick Moran, 91

Longtime former Rumsonite and councilman Patrick Moran, of Red Bank, passed away peacefully on Dec. 10. He was 91.

Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, Patrick attended St. Vincent High School, John Carroll University, and Cleveland Marshall Law School. He was the tax director at General Tire Company in Akron. The highlight of Patrick’s career was when he worked with a group to help write the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

Patrick Moran
Photo/family via Thompson Memorial Home

“He led a full life, starting from simple beginnings to achieve great success both in his career and personal life.
In 1956, Patrick married Ethel McBride. Theirs was a 59-year love affair. They raised four kids, traveled the world, enjoyed playing golf together, and were each other’s best friend.
In 1972, a new job as the tax director of Merck & Co., Inc. brought Patrick to Rumson. Patrick was an active member of the community culminating in his election to be a councilman in Rumson, a position he held for 10 years. Throughout his life, Patrick’s passion was the game of golf. Starting as a kid caddying at Portage Country Club in Akron, Ohio, to his participation on the golf teams both in high school and college. In 1949, Patrick played in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. While living in Hudson, Ohio, he was a founding member of The Country Club of Hudson and for many years held the course record there.
Patrick is a past club champion of Rumson Country Club.”

Upon his retirement, Patrick became involved with several senior golf associations, including the NJ Seniors and the U.S. Seniors. He also became a USGA Official, officiating at the U.S. Senior Amateur tournaments. Patrick was on the executive committee of the NJ State Golf Association. He continued to play completive golf way into his eighties, winning the NJ Seniors tournament three years in a row.

Patrick is survived by: his son, Charles Moran, of Fair Haven; his daughter, Kathleen Walsh and her husband Michael, of Fair Haven; his son, David Moran and his wife Carmen, of Holly Springs, NC; his son, Edward Moran, of Red Bank; his beloved grandchildren, Patrick Moran III and his wife Michelle, Ryan Walsh, Kevin Walsh and his fiancé Janie Wassel, Tess Moran and her husband Corey Harris, Claire Walsh and Evan Moran and his wife Ashley; his sister, Cecilia Dugan of Akron, Ohio; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial gathering will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., with a memorial mass to follow, at the Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven. In lieu of flowers, the family requests you donate to: Covenant House at PO Box 758636, Topeka KS 66675-9986; or, to Rumson First Aid Squad, One Wilson Circle, Rumson, NJ 07760.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home