John Richard Mulcahy, 76, of Far Hills, award-winning homebuilder

John Richard Mulcahy, 76, of Far Hills, a beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014.

He was an award-winning homebuilder and the former president of Mulcahy Realty and Construction Company, a family residential building business founded in 1887.

Mr. Mulcahy was graduated in 1960 from Villanova University.

During his tenure as president of Mulcahy Realty, he built custom homes across central New Jersey. He served in 1972 as president of the Home Builders Association of Central New Jersey.

Mr. Mulcahy received the Builder of the Year Award in 1986 by the New Jersey Home Builders Association, and the organizations Award of Excellence in the single family home category in 1985 and 1991.

He was dedicated to serving his community. For 32 years, from 1981 to 2013, he served on the board of directors of Peapack-Gladstone Bank in Bedminster. His interest in community banking began when he served as a director and president of the board of the directors of Bernards State Bank in Bernardsville.

He also had a passion for independent education, and served on the boards of trustees of Oak Knoll School, Summit, Far Hills Country Day School and La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, Calif.

Mr. Mulcahy also served on the advisory board at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, on the Somerset Hills Country Club Board of Governors as treasurer, the Peapack-Gladstone Borough Council, and as president of the Pottersville Volunteer Fire Company.

His greatest love was his wife of 50 years, Sheila; his three children, John Mulcahy Jr. of Atlanta, Ga., Elizabeth Davidson of Del Mar, Calif., and Kara Valentine of Bernardsville; and his six grandchildren, Harrison Valentine of Bernardsville, Tripp, Charlotte and Ben Davison of Del Mar, Calif., and John and Griffin Mulcahy of Atlanta, Ga.

His brothers, Robert E. Mulcahy III of Basking Ridge and William J. Mulcahy of Lutherville, Md., also survive him.

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John Richard Mulcahy, 76, of Far Hills, award-winning homebuilder