Martin Riordan - Obituary

artin John "Marty" Riordan, 82, a resident of Annapolis for 17 years and previously of District Heights, died of natural causes Jan. 6 at Spa Creek Center in Annapolis. Mr. Riordan was born Aug. 14, 1925, in Kingsbury, N.J. He attended St. Michael's Catholic High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. on an academic scholarship, and played basketball while attending Manhattan College. He later earned an associate's degree from American University, and graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, where he was the first White House policeman to attend. He worked as deputy chief of operations for the U.S. Secret Service Uniform Division. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II, in the Pacific theater. Mr. Riordan was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of Annapolis, and a former long-time member of Mount Calvary Catholic Church in Forestville. He was also a member of the Holy Name Society, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He enjoyed golf and sports and was a Redskins fan. Survivors include his wife of almost 60 years, Catherine T. "Kay" Riordan; four sons, Michael, Matthew and Martin Riordan of Churchton and Patrick Riordan of Bishopville in Worcester County; two daughters, Kathleen White of Crofton and Sister Martin Joseph Riordan, O.S.F., of Newport News, Va.; and five grandchildren. Family and friends may visit from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road in Edgewater. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 620 N. Bestgate Road. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville.