Jeremiah McCarthy

                                                                                 Jeremiah John McCarthy

                                                                                            1993 – 2025

Jeremiah John McCarthy of Bronxville, New York, a brain cancer warrior and loving, dedicated son and brother passed away on September 11, 2025. He was 32, and lived a beautiful, fulfilling life with loving and cherished memories.

Mr. McCarthy was the lead of Creative Matters for Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation as well as a camp counselor for several of their summer initiatives including Camp Mak-A-Dream in Montana and recently new locations in Washington and Michigan, and Sister Pat’s Kids Camp. He was an avid runner with the New York City Chapter of Achilles International.

Mr. McCarthy was born in 1993 in Peekskill, New York, to John and Mary Beth McCarthy.

Jeremiah McCarthy grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Greenwich High School in 2012. Residing in Bronxville bordering Yonkers since 2022, Jeremiah truly felt at home and loved the community. He had a natural talent for art, teaching and mentorship.

Jeremiah was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 8 and consistently beat the odds, battling through four tumor diagnoses, reconstructive surgery of the skull and countless side effects. The family would like to thank his doctors and nurses at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone for his medical care and fighting along with Jeremiah.

Mr. McCarthy will be remembered for his unwavering commitment to his family, his resilience, humor, incredible comedic timing and ability to treat everyone with respect. He was a one-of-a-kind person that had the coolest tattoos to represent his brain cancer journey. He loved music and going to as many concerts as he could. Along with his innate talent of art, he had a strong work ethic and loved dogs of all kinds, especially his family’s best and beloved canine companion, Hemingway McCarthy.

He is survived by his parents John and Mary Beth McCarthy of Bronxville, New York, his sister Sarah and brother-in-law Paul Greco, Jr. of New York, New York, his Nanny Joan Hughes of Mohegan Lake, New York, his girlfriend Diana and best friends Kent Reynolds of Greenwich, CT, Mark Magrone of Staten Island, New York and Matt Beck of Mason, Michigan. He is also survived by his aunts and uncles: Pam Mohr, Kathy (John) Hufnagel, Laurie (Wayne) Crookston, Glenn (Diane) McCarthy, Sally (Joe) Palumbo, Patrick (Carol) Hughes, Anne Marie (Lee) Carilli, Mary Beth (Joe) Martorana, and Christopher (Izabela) Hughes; the McCarthy and Hughes cousins: Sean (Lynn) Crookston, Brian Hufnagel (Michelle Moeritz), Bryan (Alyson) Crookston, Shanna (Anthony) Licitra, Danielle (Justin) Francini, Corey (Meaghan) Crookston, James Palumbo, Kaitlyn (Ron) Green, Liam (Sabrina) McCarthy, Kyle Hughes, Sean (Fran Foster) Hufnagel, Mariel (Joe) Scherer, Denise (Charlie) Rice, Sabrina Martorana, Ryan Hughes, Shane (Nicole) Martorana, Tyler Hughes, Madelyn (Ben) Meyer, Audriana Carilli, Jennifer (Fergal) McCaul, Jeffrey (Michelle) Dugliss, Stacey Dugliss and many relatives from our big Irish families. He reunited in heaven with his Grandpa Patrick Hughes, Grandpa John and Nanny Sally McCarthy, cousins Kevin Hufnagel, Lynn Caso and Nicholas Polao along with Paul’s father Paul Greco, Sr.

His memorial service is on Friday, October 31, from 12 to 2PM ET at Clark & Giordano Funeral Home in Yorktown Heights.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation (https://cbtf.org/; 1460 Broadway, New York, NY 10036), Making Headway (https://makingheadway.org/; 115 King St, Chappaqua, NY 10514) or Achilles International (https://www.achillesinternational.org/; 315 W 39th St Suite 205, New York, NY 10018).