- Richard James Mabey Sr. died Friday, May 12, 2006, at his home following a long bout with cancer. He was 78. He was an endearing husband, loving father, devoted brother, kind uncle, and a dedicated Scoutmaster. A longtime resident of Lincoln Park, he recently moved to St. Thomas, Pa.
His parents were Watson and Bertha (Storms), both of Lincoln Park.
Richard served in the Seventh Army Air Corps during World War II in Hawaii. After returning home, he began working as a truck driver, a career he pursued until 1989. From 1989 until 2005, he served as a School Crossing Guard for the Lincoln Park Police Department.
For over 25 years, he served the youth of Lincoln Park as Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop #170. Among his many distinguished awards, he received the Silver Beaver Award, the highest award a volunteer scouter can receive. A deeply religious man, he received scouting's God and Country Award from the Methodist, Episcopal, and Reformed Churches.
Richard was the author and publisher of Lincoln Park's pictorial history book, Then and Now. For several years, he served as vice-president of the Lincoln Park Historical Society.
He was a member of the Boonton, Montville, and Edenville United Methodist Churches and the First Reformed Church of Lincoln Park.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Janet (Kemmerer); his children, Richard James Jr. and Patricia Ann, both of St. Thomas, Pa.; five brothers, Edward of Ogdensburg, Carl of Hopatcong, David of Brick Township, Gerald of Fredon Township, and William of Montville Township; a sister, Violet of Fredon Township; his friend and brother-in-law, Peter Knothe and his wife, Alice of Randolph; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 16, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Reformed Church of Lincoln Park, with interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Boonton.
Friends may call on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Mackey Funeral Home, 107 Essex Ave., Boonton.
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1933 - 2019 (86 years)
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