Meet Our Caring Staff

Thomas P. Mooney was raised in Rensselaer, NY and graduated from St. John's Academy. He attended Hudson Valley Community College and graduated from Simmons School of Embalming and Mortuary Science in 1973. Tom served his internship at the John G. Betz Funeral Home in Amsterdam, NY. He purchased The LeClair Chapel in Nassau in 1976. The LeClair Chapel eventually became the Thomas P. Mooney Funeral Home, LLC. Tom has been a NYS Licensed for over 50 years. Tom is married to Kathleen Walsh Mooney. They have one son, Terence P. Mooney. Tom has lived in Nassau since 1976. He is a communicant of St. Mary's Church, Nassau, a member of The Nassau Sportsman's Club, Knights of Columbus Council 10990 of Averill Park, Capital District Funeral Director's Association, where he is a Past-President, NYS Funeral's Director Association, National Funeral Director's Association, and life member of Nassau Hose Co. #1.

A Graduate of Columbia High School in the East Greenbush Central School District, Terence attended Hudson Valley Community College in Troy where he earned an A.A.S degree in Mortuary Science and was hired by the Daniel Keenan Funeral Home, Inc. in Albany to serve his apprenticeship.  After becoming licensed, he joined his father Thomas Mooney, at the Thomas P. Mooney Funeral Home, LLC in Nassau to carry on the family tradition of serving Nassau and its surrounding communities.

David J. Carpentier is a lifelong resident of Averill Park and the eldest of 5 siblings. He is married to Tamie Smith Carpentier and has a married daughter Megan, a son- in -law Nick and two granddaughters Natalie and Nora.

He was educated in the Averill Park school system. Upon graduation he entered Hudson Valley Community College earning an A.O.S. degree in automotive mechanics. He practiced that trade for many years. David entered Hudson Valley C.C. again in 1996 enrolling in the Mortuary Science program, earning an A.A.S. degree with honors. He was also a Phi Theta Kappa member. David has been licensed since 1998.

David is a past member and officer of the Averill Park Sand Lake Fire Dept., past mortuary officer for the Federal Disaster Mortuary Operations Team (DMORT) working the World Trade Center Disaster, Hurricane Katrina and Rita, flight 3407 crash in Clarence, NY, and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, a current member of the Albany Yacht Club serving in several officer/board/committee positions, Hendrick Hudson Fish and Game Corp., Hilltown Riders ATV Club., and the NYS Funeral Directors Association.

Richard J. "Dick" Gagnon graduated from Herkimer High School in 1978 and from Herkimer County Community College and Simmons School of Mortuary Science in 1980 where he earned his AAS degree. He started in funeral service working for his father, Arthur Richer, in 1972 in Herkimer and has been a licensed funeral director for over 40 years. The majority of those years were spent serving Northern Columbia and Southern Rensselaer Counties, as he continues to do today. He is married to his wife Cheryl (Warner) Gagnon and has two lovely daughters, Regina and Celia Gagnon. Dick is a past Assistant Chief of the Kinderhook Fire Co., as well as a longtime member of both the Kinderhook Elks Lodge #2530 and the Northern Columbia Lions Club. Dick enjoys playing golf, hunting, fishing, making maple syrup and spending time with his family and friends.

Born in Albany, to Paul and Lisa (Cioffi) Toomey, Kean has been a lifelong resident of Averill Park, NY. He has two older sisters Faith (Joshua) Skibbee and Maeve Toomey. He is a graduate of La Salle Institute in Troy, NY. Kean also graduated from Hudson Valley Community College in 2023, with an A.A.S in Mortuary Science. While in college, Kean worked for many local funeral homes to apply the classroom principles to the daily application in the funeral home. Kean came to the funeral home, in a full-time capacity, beginning in January of 2023. Following the passing of his grandfather, Kean had a call to funeral service starting at a young age. Kean comes from a multi-generational family of funeral directors. He has been a life-long parishioner of St. Henry’s Parish, in Averill Park. He is also a member of the La Salle Institute Alumni Association, where he is the Class of 2019 Class Representative. Kean is also a member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) Board #36, where he enjoys teaching the new officials training classes. Outside of the funeral home, Kean enjoys playing golf, boating, and spending time with family and friends.