James Mahoney biography: 10 things about Boiling Springs, South Carolina man

James Joseph Mahoney III was an American man from Boiling Springs, South Carolina, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. Aside from Boiling Springs, he also lived in Blandon, Pennsylvania, USA, in Sugar Land, Texas, USA, in Diamondhead, Mississippi, USA, in Northport, Alabama, USA and in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA.
2. His father James Joseph Mahoney, Jr. is a Korean War Veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps. His mother Virginia Louise Mahoney is a registered nurse.
3. He was unmarried and had no children.
4. He was godfather to his sister’s oldest daughter.
5. He is the oldest of four siblings.
6. In 1959, his younger sister Kathleen “Kathy” Pinson was born.
7. In 1963, his brothers John Laurence Mahoney and Jeffrey Allan Mahoney were born.
8. He was an avid fan of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). When he was a kid, he treasured his model NASCAR collection. He loved to cheer for NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, who was born in Vallejo, California, USA in 1971.
9. He worked as a clerk at Nikki’s Speedy Mart, a convenience store in Whitney, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Shortly after 3 a.m. on September 16, 1999, Richard Bernard Moore, then 26, of Spartanburg robbed the store and fatally shot him. He was 42.
10. On November 14, 2020, Moore was convicted of murder for fatally shooting him. Moore received the death penalty on November 16, 2020 and was scheduled to be put to death on April 29, 2022 but on April 20, 2022, the South Carolina Supreme Court halted the execution and issued a temporary stay.