John Francis McAlevey was born in Brooklyn, New York,  to John F. and Florence (McVarish) McAlevey.

Married Hazel Edna Hansen, June 11, 1949 (dec. December 1969); children: Peter, Benedict, Catherine, John, Thomas, Birgitta, and Jane. Married Marlene Rotbert, July 7, 1976; children: Mitchell Rotbert, Clifford Rotbert.

Peter McAlevey: Columbia University;  journalist, writer, producer.
Benedict McAlevey: SUNY at Cortlandt; US Navy fighter pilot; Pilot, Delta Airlines.
Catherine McAlevey: SUNY at Stony Brook; Yeshive University Law School;
     Deputy Commissioner Human Resources Administration NYC
John B. McAlevey: Univ of Maine at Orono; Univ. of New England Medical School;
     Psychiatric Director Lake Shore Health Center, Gawanda NY
Thomas McAlevey: NYU; media entrepreneur and world traveler
Mitchell Rotbert: Columbia College; Georgetown Law School; environmental and
     general law, private practice.
Birgitta McAlevey Schroeder: BFA Pratt Institute; MFA Boston Univ. School for the
     Arts;  mother, frustrated artist, animal tender.
Jane McAlevey: SUNY at Buffalo;  labor organizer and member of Executive Board of
     Service Employees International Union.
Clifford Rotbert: Tulane University;  Transportation Executive;  Administrator  of 
     Safety and Security at Columbia University  

Education: Manhattan College, 1941-42, 46-47; LLB, Columbia University. 1950.
Bar: New York, 1951; Southern District and Eastern District, N.Y. 1952. U.S. Supreme Court, 1958

Employment: Associate, Root, Ballantine, Harlan, Bushby and Palmer, NYC 1950-51;
Counsel, Bureau of Accident and Health Underwriters, NYC, 1951-56; Asst. General
Counsel, Health Insurance Association of America, NYC, 1956-66; Partner, Glickman and McAlevey, New City, N.Y., 1976-1992;  Adjunct Professor, Ramapo College, NJ;  Lecturer & Consultant in field of land use and planning; Member, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 1979-1988, Amtrak Commuter Services Corp, 1981-88.

Public Office: Mayor, Village of Sloatsburg, NY, 1957-63 (two terms); Supervisor, Town of Ramapo, NY, 1966-73 (four terms);
Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1988.

Military: served to Captain USAAF, 1942-46, Eighth Air Force, European Theater
Operations, 359th Fighter Group, E. Wretham, England; decorated Air Medal with
2 Oak Leaf Clusters; post hostilities transferred to ninth Air Force, Chief Transportation Officer, 10th Air Depot Group, Kassel, Germany.

Memberships: New York State Bar Association; Rockland County Bar Association; Association of the Bar City of New York; Congress of Racial Equality, N.A.A.C.P., P-40 Warhawk Pilots Association, P-51 Mustang Pilots Association, P-47 Thunderbolt Pilots Association, Rockland County Conservation Association; Citizens Committee to Protect the Adirondacks.  Civilian Flying Clubs:  Ram Roc Flyers, Spring Valley NY;  Teterboro Flying Club, Teterboro NJ;  West Point Flying Club;  Stewart Airport NY.

Now A Captain.  John McAlevey, recently elected Captain of Bay Ridge Post Squadron, is one of the most active members of the organization.  He’s a member of Troop 105, Boy Scouts of America, Bay Ridge Squadron Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Junior Mounted Squadron of Kings County American Legion.  He was an honor Graduate of St. Agatha’s School and is now a pupil at Erasmus Hall High School .  He lives with his parents at 3915 7^th Ave.

[Clipping provided by George a Goodwin Jr., Rochester , NY ]

Listing: Marquis, Who’s Who in the East 2007, p. 566.