Obituary of John R. Tierney

Tierney, John R., age 63, of Wyckoff, died on Sunday, November 29th, 2015. John was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and has lived in Wyckoff for 23 years. John was Post Production Director/Senior Editor at Creative Bubble, a Definition 6 Company, which he Co-Founded in New York City. Over his illustrious career John has won 14 National Emmys, the most recent in 2015 for Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing, Sesame Street. The previous Emmys were won for his work on Sesame Street, as well as Square One TV, another highly acclaimed Sesame Workshop program. John has brought his innovative talent to over 75 broadcast shows and hundreds of commercials. He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Joellen, his devoted son, John J. Tierney, his mother, Anne J. Tierney, his sister Laura Tierney-Moran, her husband Robert, and his nieces Jeanne and Caroline Moran. He will be fondly remembered by his in-laws, family and friends. He was predeceased by his father John P. Tierney in 1997. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 4th from 3-5 and 7-9pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. A Funeral Service and a time of sharing will take place on Saturday, December 5th at 11am at the funeral home.