of Warwick, surrounded by family and friends, entered into rest on December 26, 2009 at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Warwick after a short illness. He was 55 years old.
Born on January 3, 1954 in Goshen, NY, he was the son of the late John Henry Mabee and Cecelia Kwiatkowski Mabee.
He was married to Ann (Brozdowski) Mabee.
Mr. Mabee was a Custodian with the Warwick Valley School District.
He was a member of Goodwill Hook and Ladder Company since 1972, and was Captain from 1978-79 and was past Chief of the Warwick Fire Department from 1981-1983. He was past Fire Commissioner of the Warwick Fire District from 1985-1998 and past Captain of the Warwick Fire Police from 1985-87, and past President of Civil Service Employee Association, Local 836.
A friends statement reads: If all the gold could be taken from Ron’s heart, no one would ever have to worry again. He was a very giving man and will be missed by many.”
He is survived by his wife, Ann Mabee, of Warwick; two brothers: John J. Mabee and his wife Elizabeth of Warwick and Kenneth L. Mabee and his wife Lynn of Warwick; a sister, Carole Rysinger and her husband John of Florida, NY; aunts and uncles: Adele Johnson and her husband Donald of Middletown, Betty Koutney and her husband William of Seminole, Florida, Grace Kwiatkowski of Florida, NY, and William Lord of Seminole, FL; two nieces: Michelle Benoit and Kim Terhune; three nephews: John Mann, John Vincent Mabee, and Allen Mabee; three great nieces and four great-nephews: a godson, Matthew Johnson of Concord, CA; many cousins, friends, as well as his four-legged friends, Millie and Chloe.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, December 30th, from 3-5 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am on Thursday at St. Stephens RC Church. Private cremation.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center, PO Box 71051, Philadelphia, PA 19176-6051 or Warwick Valley Humane Society, PO Box 61, Warwick, NY 10990.