Jeremiah J. Ahern: Never Stopped
Working
Jeremiah
J. Ahern, a Bronx-born son of Irish immigrants, went to
work in 1946 after getting out of the Army and never
stopped. He put himself through Baruch College while
working for the Post Office. After 10 years at the Post
Office, he began a second career at the Internal Revenue
Service. And when he retired from there at age 55, he
went right back to work at the New York State Department
of Taxation and Finance.
Mr. Ahern was 74 and working as an auditor in the
state's sales tax office on the 86th floor of 2 World
Trade Center on Sept. 11. "Dad was a very quiet person,
not too outgoing, and he was always concerned he'd have
nothing to do in retirement," said Geraldine Ahern Scott,
his daughter.
Mr. Ahern had an equally unhurried approach to
romance. He was 42 when he married his wife, Beatrice.
They met at a Roman Catholic singles dance he attended
with courtship in mind. "He didn't like dancing," said
Mrs. Scott.
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