James A. “Rig” Moran, 66, a lifelong resident of Framingham, passed away Thursday morning January 15, 2026 after a nearly seven year battle with cancer.
He is survived by the love of his life Brenda, his daughters, Julie and her husband Alec, Shae and her husband Tom, his granddaughter Margot James, his siblings, Michael and his wife Nancy, Mark and his wife Alicia, DeeDee and her partner Ted, and countless others.
Rig was predeceased by his mother and father Mary and John, brother Jackie and his wife Liz, and his nephew, Jake.
It is impossible to sum up someone who was larger than life. To know him, was to love him.
Family and friends are invited to honor and celebrate Rig’s life by gathering for visiting hours in the Norton, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home, 53 Beech St. Framingham on Thursday January 22nd from 5:30-7:30PM. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Stephen Church, 251 Concord St. Framingham on Friday January 23rd at 10:00AM. Interment will follow in Edgell Grove Cemetery.
To share a memory with Rigs family, kindly visit www.nortonfuneralhome.com
A GoFundMe has been established for the Moran Family – https://www.gofundme.com/f/cc9me9-supporting-the-moran-family-in-memory-of-rig
McCarthy, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home