Raymund L Mahony, Sr. and Frances Hickey Mahony

This page is dedicated to Raymund L Mahony, Sr. and his wife Frances Hickey Mahony. It will include photos, career articles, letters he wrote to family over a 50 year span, and his obituary. He was a great success in his service to Essex County, highly involved in charitable work, always willing to provide assistance to his friends and strangers alike, and, finally, a devoted family man.

Ray Mahony taken around 1915

Ray (far right) at work in the county office building in Newark in the 1920s. Notice the spittoons.

A series of career articles illustrating his success and eventual retirement.

Know as a Nearly Indispensable Man

Another tribute
Mr Essex County

Continued charitable work

Ray ends a long, productive career.

Ray’s obituary. October 1968.

Ray and Fanny’s 25th wedding anniversary celebration in 1936. Seated in the middle front row is Helen Saunders (2 years later becoming Helen Mahony), Betty Mahony (soon to be Betty Ciccone) and Ray Mahony, Jr. at age 21. Of note is that pictured far left on 3rd row is John J Carlin, a good friend of Ray, Sr and also father to Estelle Carlin who married George Saunders, Sr.

Photos of Fanny and Ray in 1940 with newborn Denny.

Four generations in 1940: Standing Ray Mahony, Sr and Ray, Jr. Seated: Lititia Finn Mahony with newborn Denny on her pal.

Another four generation photo: Standing Fanny Mahony, Helen Mahony, Betty Mahony, Ray, Jr. Seated: Lititia holding Denny-1940

Ray, Sr and Denny
Ray, Sr with first granddaughter Carol 1947

Family photo taken 1946. Front row: Denny, Ray, Todd Mahony. Seated second row: Betty Mahony Ciccone with daughter Carol on lap, Lititia Mahony, Fanny Mahony, Helen Mahony with son Sean on lap. Back row: Albert “Jada” Ciccone, Ray Mahony, Sr. and Ray Mahony, Jr.

The four big boys (though they don’t look so big here) in 1946: Sean, Todd, Ray, Denny Mahony.

This section will be include the letters written by Ray over a 50 year period.
The first was written at age 15

Letter from Ray Mahony, Sr to his dad Dennis from YMCA camp on July 7, 1905. Ray is 15 and at YMCA camp at Ft Hancock on the Jersey Shore. He is writing to tell his dad about seeing Teddy Roosevelt speak. Dennis Mahony was active in Republican politics and attended the national conventions as a delegate from NJ. The letter tells of Ray’s excitement and high regard for TR.