Kevin Martin McMahon

Kevin Martin McMahon, age 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 16th, 2019, at Wake Medical Center, in Wake Forest, North Carolina, due to complications from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

Kevin was born on December 30th, 1938 in Stretham, England, to Martin McMahon and Mary (O’Meara) McMahon. His first childhood memories were of the nightly bombing campaigns carried out by Nazi forces during the Blitz of London in World War II. In an effort to escape the economic hardships brought upon England following WWII, he and his family immigrated to the United States when he was fourteen, settling in Paterson, New Jersey. Kevin spent 1961-1962 serving with the United States Army’s 7th Infantry Division in Korea, but received early honorable discharge after his only brother Tommy was tragically killed in training while preparing to deploy to Vietnam with the 101st Airborne. Shortly after returning home, Kevin started a twenty-eight year career with the New York City Police Department - first as a subway patrolman, and eventually retiring as a Lieutenant. He was inducted to the NYPD’s Honor Legion in 1984 for “acts of extraordinary bravery performed in the line of duty at imminent and personal danger to his life.” Kevin also spent a brief part of his NYPD career at John Jay College as a Police Sciences Instructor. In addition to Paterson, New Jersey, Kevin also spent part of his life living in Pearl River and Valley Cottage, New York, and eventually retired to Clearwater, Florida.

Kevin loved his children and grandchildren, the Catholic Church, military history, ballroom dancing, classical music, and coffee. He is survived by his loving children Stephen and Anne-Marie, and his loving grandchildren Anthony and Christopher.

Kevin’s final resting place is Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made on Kevin’s behalf to The ALS Association (alsa.org/donate).

He will be forever missed.

A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 405 S. Main St., Wake Forest. (919) 556-5811
www.brightfunerals.com

 

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