Matthew's wedding
Family party
Matthew with some family
In loving memory of Matthew
Matthew with his nieces and nephews
Matthew with family
Family at the farm
Family vacation
Matthew with loved ones
Vacation to Paris
Family vacation to France
Family vacation to Paris
Fishing trip
Alaska fishing trip
Vacation in Alaska
Family
Family wedding
Family wedding
Family wedding
Family wedding
Family Wedding
Family Wedding
Family Wedding
Parade
St. Patrick's day
Family summer party
Yankees game
Family
ATV ride
Matthew and his son at church
Christmas time
Christmas with his son
Family
Matthew and his brother
Wedding
Family photo
Family photo
Family photo
Matthew's wedding
Matthew and his mother
Matthew with his mom and dad
John Hopkins Student-Athlete lounge in memory of Matthew
Student-Athlete lounge in memory of Matthew
Gift to Kathy
Family photo - 1995 (Stephen, Karen, Jeffery, Peter)
Matthew's graduation
Family picture
photo of Matthew
Prom picture
Matthew's sisters graduation
Photo of Matthew
High School dance
Matthew with his mom and dad
family
Childhood family photo
Childhood photo of Matthew
Childhood family photo
Childhood photo
Childhood picture of Matthew
Childhood Family Christmas photo
Childhood photo of Matthew
Childhood photo of Matthew
Childhood picture of Matthew
Childhood school picture
Childhood first communion photo
Childhood picture of Matthew
Memorial bracelet
Memorial bracelet for Matthew
Memorial bracelet for Matthew
Memorial bracelet
Matthew and Glen prayer card
Tribute to Matt and Glenn
Johns Hopkins University Basketball- Matthew and Glen
Prayer card for Matthew O'Mahony and Glen Wall
Newspaper article
Newspaper article
Newspaper article remembering Matthew
Matthew's mom remembering her son
Newspaper tribute to Matthew
Newspaper article- "Keeping his Memory Alive"
Newspaper Article- "Matt O'Mahony Remembered"
Newspaper tribute to those loss of Sept. 11
Johns Hopkins tribute to Matthew
Tribute to Matt
Tribute to Matt
Tribute to Matt
Tribute to Matt
Tribute to Matt
Tribute to Matt
Tribute to Matt
Tribute to Matt
Prayer card
Matthew O'Mahony prayer card
Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Memorial Garden
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove
Crescent Beach Park - Flagpole/Memorial for 9/11 Victims
Garrison Elementary School American Patriot Garden
Matthew T. O'Mahony, 39, a Centereach native who lived in Manhattan, was a bond trader at Cantor Fitzgerald. From his office on the 105th floor of the north tower, he phoned his mother. O'Mahony, who had survived the 1993 bombing, mistakenly believed a bomb had struck the skyscraper again.
"I don't know what's ahead for me but I'll always love you," he told her. Matthew's remains were never found. This is one in a series of profiles of LI families who lost loved ones on 9/11, and how they're coping 10 years later.
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Matthew O'Mahony, 39, refused to let sleep usurp time that could be put to better use. The hours he could allot to pleasure were limited enough, without sleep cutting into them. On his annual Paris vacation, for instance, he was ready to start the day at 4 in the morning. "Let's go for a walk in the Tuileries," he would say, nudging Lauren, his wife, awake. "Let's go see it when no one else is there, so we can appreciate it."
They lived downtown, near his work as a Cantor Fitzgerald trader, but spent weekends at their farmhouse in Columbia County. They would squeeze every last hour of their time in the country by driving back very early Monday morning.
Mrs. O'Mahony remembers awakening at 4:30 one Monday, looking out the window and seeing her husband, out on the lake in the boat, fishing for bass. "He had an extra 15 minutes," she said. "So he was going to enjoy them."
He had a flair for drama, and used it to heighten the spectacle of gift giving. They locked horns on the question of buying a horse. He loudly, adamantly opposed it. That made his choreographed anniversary scene all the more satisfying. He led an Arabian chestnut out; she stared incredulously until he finally said: "Are you dense? Look at the ribbon around its neck!"
His real success was keeping it a surprise. Only close friends knew — which, for Mr. O'Mahony, meant at least 50 people.
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