It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Patricia (“Trisch”) Margaret McCabe, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, wife and friend on January 24, 2026. While words can never fully capture the sadness of her sudden passing, we will always remember and hold dear the wonderful times we have shared through the years.Born in the Bronx on November 25, 1952, to Della Theresa (née Naughton, predeceased October 31, 1994) and Richard James (“Buddy”) McCabe (predeceased October 18, 1983), the first girl to join her three loving brothers, Richie, Johnny (predeceased February 22, 1993) and James. Her beloved sister Delia would join her and the family sixteen years later.
Trisch lived the typical Bronx family life: playing with her crew of girlfriends, getting teased by her brothers and taking the 5 train on Dyre Avenue with her friends to Manhattan to explore the Big City! In the summers, the family retreated to their house on Peach Lake in North Salem, NY, where Trisch and her brothers attended dances at the neighborhood pavilion, swam at the beach and hung out on the golf course watching sunsets.
She attended Nativity of our Blessed Lady elementary school. While the McCabe family home was two doors from the schoolyard on Secor Avenue, she and her brothers were perpetually late, earning them the reprimand of the Sisters of Charity nuns who taught there! Following her years at Nativity, it was off to St. Catherine’s all girls high school.
Professionally, after graduation from high school, Trisch worked as a secretary for Monsignor Donald Pryor, who was the Secretary of Education for the Archdiocese of New York (and later pastor at Church of the Resurrection in Rye). She was signed as a fashion model by the world-renowned Ford Modeling Agency at just 19 and attended the Fashion Institute of Technology (“FIT”), where she studied Fashion Merchandising. She then went on to work as a Legal Secretary for RCA Records at Rockefeller Center. Following her time at RCA, Trisch served as a Human Resources Administrator at Cherry Lane Music Publishing in Port Chester, NY.
Trisch married James Moran in 1984 at the beautiful waterfront setting of Davenport Beach Club in New Rochelle, NY where they also first resided as newlyweds. A few years later, Trisch and Jim bought a home in New Milford, CT, fulfilling her dream of country living in a classic log cabin. The remote location, snow and cold convinced her otherwise! The couple moved to Rye in 1994 to be closer to her mother Della and the rest of her immediate family. She remained a Rye resident for the next 15 years.
While living in Rye, Trisch worked for the City of Rye – first in the Human Resources Department at Rye City Hall, then as a Clerk in the Membership Department at Rye Golf Club. She later earned her Real Estate Agent’s license and worked at Coldwell Banker in Rye. After retiring from real estate, Trisch became a caretaker/companion for two elderly Westchester residents. She loved helping people and was an extremely patient, kind and empathetic person. Her soft-spoken voice brought a sense of comfort and peace to those she cared for.
Trisch’s family meant the world to her – especially her son, Liam McCabe-Moran (Rye High School ‘07) and grandsons, Declan and Conor Moran.
Liam’s biggest fan, she was a fixture at all of his youth sports competitions – from Rye Little League baseball and Resurrection CYO, to his Rye High School Garnets and Manhattan College Jaspers basketball games.
Nothing, however, gave her greater joy than being “Grandmama” to her two grandchildren, Declan and Conor. Whether it was afternoons spent on the playgrounds of Rye Rec or trips to the viewing tower at Westchester Airport to see the planes, Trisch loved nothing more than time with her boys and cherished every minute she spent with them.
A wake will be held at Graham Funeral Home on Sunday, February 1 from 2:00-6:00 pm, and a Funeral Mass at Church of the Resurrection on Monday, February 2 at 10:00 am, both in Rye, NY. Loved ones are invited to gather and share stories and remember the wonderful moments that made her life so special.
We will miss seeing Trisch every day but her love and memory will remain forever in our hearts.
In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital – a cause Trisch herself supported and remained passionate about until her final days.
