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Obituary for Richard James Ambrey

Richard James  Ambrey
Richard James Ambrey died an April 8, 2016. He was 83. Mr. Ambrey was born at home in Stony Point, NY on August 5, 1932 to Richard and Kathryn (Kaminsky) Ambrey. He was pre-deceased by his loving wife Theresa on April 8, 1998.
He is survived by his sister, Kathryn (Ambrey) McDermott and her husband Michael McDermott of Stony Point, NY and also by his brother Thomas Ambrey and his wife Rosemary (Foley) Ambrey, of New City, NY. In addition he is survived by his niece Nancy (McDermott) Surridge and her husband Timothy of Suffern, NY; his nephew and god-son Michael McDermott, Jr. and his wife Tracy of Briarcliff Manor, NY; nephew Thomas Ambrey of New City, NY; his niece Carolyn Ambrey, of Nyack, NY as well as, his grandnephew Matthew Surridge and grand-nieces Harper and Lily McDermott.
Mr. Ambrey was a life-long resident of South Nyack, NY and a graduate of Nyack High School and had many friends in Rockland County. He was a veteran of the Korean War and earned commendations for his service. He was a lifetime member of the Orangetown Fire Company No. 1 in South Nyack, where he served many roles including Engineer and Captain. Richard worked for over 30 years as Superintendent of Public Works for South Nyack. Richard was a master mechanic and carpenter and could repair anything as well as craft all kinds of beautiful and useful objects. He enjoyed boating and fishing, he loved to watch sporting events on TV, and he enjoyed playing cribbage with his friends at the firehouse. Richard was a great conversationalist, an avid reader and a very special person. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Richard will be buried at the Frederick W. Loescher Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Funeral services will be private. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association, 255 Lafayette Ave., Suffern, NY 10901.

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