John Moschella served in the FDNY for nearly 30 years. He was 52 years old.
John Moschella, a Long Beach resident and retired FDNY captain, died on Dec. 8 from cancer related to his time doing rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero after Sept. 11. He was 52.
Moschella was born on Jan. 5, 1966 to Salvatore and Marjorie. He was a devoted big brother to Frank (Julie), Maria (Pete), James (Christine) and Matthew; a loving nephew to Fran and Carmella; and a fun, sweet uncle of Mikaela, Elizabeth, Chase, Olivia, Sofia, Kacie Celia and Lucia, along with Miguel, Francisco, James, Luke and Grace. He leaves behind many loving cousins and countless friends and brother fire fighters.
Raised in Farmingdale, Moschella was a proud graduate of Farmingdale High School and a member of the class of 1984. Everyone who met him loved “Johnny Mush,” as he was known. He lit up a room with his personality and infectious smile, never had a bad word to say about anyone and had a heart of gold.
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