John A. McGreevy was an esteemed member of a respected Ardlavagh family. He was born May 1, 1933, in Roscommon, Ireland and worked as a police officer with the Irish Garda in Dublin. After immigrating to the United States at age 25, he soon after began his career at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City as a security officer. After nearly 35 years of service, he retired as a Captain and one of the head security supervisors at the U.N. In 1974 John McGreevy married his wife, Johanna McGreevy. They were married for 44 years. On January 24, 1980, John and Johanna welcomed their beloved son, Martin McGreevy into the world. John will be remembered fondly as a loving and caring father, a supportive and providing husband, a crazed and obsessed Minnesota Vikings fan, as well as everyone’s favorite uncle.
