He was raised and educated in Maine, leaving high school early to join the United States Army. Burial will follow at Arlington National Cemetery. "John was a person who traveled his entire life. "It never occurred to me that a commercial publisher would be interested in it," Moynihan said, holding one of the limited-edition copies close to her. (77 years old). I just can't believe he is gone. Charles John McCloskey, III entered into eternal life. I guess that we thought we had a little more time. With this healing in mind, she published 100 copies for friends as a way to commemorate her sons life. } else if ( host.indexOf("asia.cnn.com") != -1 ) { He reads Melville and Michael Herrs Dispatches; he speaks of his devotion to Errol Flynn movies; he makes references to Tennessee Williams and N. C. Wyeth; he refers to one lookout as kind of a Walter Brennan character. He impressed the men with his taxidermy skills, learned while working at the National Zoo. The Oldest Irish American Newspaper in USA, Established in 1928. Born in Philadelphia to the late John P. McCloskey and Joan (Connor), he graduated from Deptford High School Class of 1975. But while his grandfather was born in Ireland, and he was in contact with relatives there, the various branches of her family have been longer in America. He passed the medical examination in October of that year and began preparations for the move. New York's other senator, Democrat Charles Schumer, paid tribute to Moynihan's intelligence and eloquence. "I could see he would have had a wonderful time in Sydney," she said.