John Vincent Moran Jr.

John Vincent Moran, 73, of Dorset, Vermont, passed away on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY.
Born on September 29th, 1953 in Camden, New Jersey to John Vincent Moran Sr., and Anna Mae (Handley) Moran, he grew up in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Princeton High School in 1971. He attended University of Missouri for one year before transferring to New York University, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. Following his graduation, he taught tennis, and managed Nike Summer Tennis Camps and clinics in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Hawaii. In 1997 he married Rosanna Teresa Shyne at Douglass College Chapel in New Brunswick, NJ.
John was a small business owner multiple times over. He opened The Mail Drop in 1990, in East Brunswick, NJ, which he sold in 2007. He and his family settled in Dorset, Vermont, where he opened and developed two country stores: Above All Vermont and Hogback Mountain Country Store. Both are beloved by locals and visiting tourists alike.
John was well-known for his sardonic sense of humor and generous spirit. Throughout his life, he was quick to help others, particularly those who had been in road-side accidents. He was an automobile lover, and skilled at working with them. He loved to raise dogs of the West Highland White Terrier breed. He has been described as a ‘tree trunk’ who was larger than life, and most of all, dedicated to his family.
He was preceded in death by his half brother, William H. “Hershey” Lott III, his parents, John Vincent Moran Sr. and Anna Mae (Handley) Moran. John is survived by his wife Rosanna, their children Sean and Delaney, and his sister Carol Lawder and her husband Bill.
A memorial service will be held on November 11th, 2026 at 11am at the First Congregational Church in Manchester, VT.