Brendan F. McCourt, aka The Man, The Myth, The Package, 83, of Holmdel, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family Sept. 10. One last toast of his favorite brandy was given for the last time.
Brendan was born in Portadown, Ireland. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Together with his wife Mary they raised their family in Hazlet. Brendan worked as a consultant on Wall Street for over 45 years. His golden years were spent playing Bridge and reading, especially “The Wall Street Journal” and “New York Times.” Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family and being picked on by his nine grandchildren. The package spent his Friday nights at Houlihan’s Holmdel with a large collection of friends at the bar. To know Brendan was to love him. He will be sadly missed.
Surviving are three daughters, Susan and Jeffrey Friedel, Jean McCourt and Jim Smith, and Kelly and Paul Pruckowski; bonus sons Brian DePalma and Al Rivera; grandchildren, Sean and his wife Alicia, Brian, Alex and Kristina Pruckowski, Jonathan and Tyler Friedel, Brianna, Julia and Michael DePalma; great-grandchildren, Kira, Kyle and Christian Pruckowski; siblings, Molly Murphy, Nora Dummigan, Francis Lappin, Marion Halfpenny, Dennis McCourt, Luke McCourt and Kiernan McCourt; and a large extended family at home in Ireland and in New York.
Brendan was preceded in death by his wife Mary, his son Mark McCourt and siblings, Patsy McCourt, Gerald McCourt and Nora Creany.
Visitation was held Sept. 13 at John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown. Funeral services were at the funeral home. Please respect social distancing guidelines and all visitors are required to wear a mask.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Brendan’s name to VNA Health Group Hospice at vnahg.org/giving-donation. For more information or to send a condolence please visit pflegerfuneralhome.com.
The article originally appeared in the September 17 – 23, 2020 print edition of The Two River Times.
