Individual Details
Eugene Mooney
(April 23, 1929 - October 22, 2016)
Eugene Edmond Mooney
April 23, 1929 - October 22, 2016
MERRIMACK – Eugene “Gene” Edmond Mooney, 87, went home to Our Lord on October 22, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Joan Rosalie (née Brands) Mooney for 62 years, a devoted father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Gene was born on April 23, 1929 in Dorchester, Massachusetts and grew up in Everett, Massachusetts. He is the son of Frederick W. Mooney (1897 - 1929) and Alice M. (née Bellemore) Mooney (1902 - 1997). Gene attended Everett High School where he graduated first in his Class of 1947. In addition to being Valedictorian, he was Captain of his school’s basketball team where he played at the Boston Garden, Editor of the yearbook, a member of the Gilbert & Sullivan Theatrical Club, and played both clarinet and saxophone in the school band.
Gene was a graduate of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he earned his A.B. in chemistry in 1951. At Harvard he belonged to the Dudley House and was a member of the Harvard University Band. He enjoyed corresponding with classmates, and attended his 50th class reunion in 2001, as well as his 60th class reunion in 2011.
Gene obtained his M.S. in chemistry from the University of Akron in Ohio, and completed his coursework toward his Ph.D. in chemistry at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Gene had an extensive career as a Research and Development Chemist, focused on rubber vulcanization at B.F. Goodrich in Akron, Ohio and in Fayetteville, North Carolina; Converse Rubber Company in Malden and Wilmington, Massachusetts; and Griswold Rubber Company in Moosup, Connecticut. He was a gifted scientist having worked on special projects for the U.S. government during the Korean War. He had been a distinguished member of the American Chemical Society since 1952.
Gene was well known for his love of family, politics, Big Band era music, reading multiple daily newspapers, theater, Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, and current events including the upcoming election and voting pro-life. He was a devout Roman Catholic who was confirmed by His Eminence Richard Cardinal Cushing of the Archdiocese of Boston. Gene married the former Joan Rosalie Brands on May 8, 1954 at Annunciation Church in Akron, Ohio. The two met on Easter Sunday. He assisted with Joan’s brother’s campaign for State Representative.
Gene will be greatly remembered for his principled character that influenced the members of his large family in countless ways, and the profound interest he had in the lives of all his children and grandchildren. In his 50th Harvard University Reunion book he said he mostly wanted to be remembered as a “loving husband, father and grandfather.”
Gene will be dearly missed by all those he leaves behind until all are reunited again in the glory of the Kingdom of Heaven, including his wife of 62 years Joan Rosalie Mooney; his six daughters and one son: Mary T. Winter of Plano, Texas, Diane V. Porcaro of Melrose, Massachusetts, Patricia S. Christian of Delmar, New York, Frederick W. Mooney, III of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Loretta J. Edmonds of Goffstown, New Hampshire, Margaret M. Roy of Merrimack, New Hampshire, and Maureen C. Mooney of Merrimack, New Hampshire; his sons/daughter-in-law Alfred R. Porcaro, Jr., Dean A. Christian, Svitlana V. Mooney, James H. Edmonds, Mark P. Roy, and Mark S. Derby; his 26 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law Jean Mooney of Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Gene was predeceased by his parents Frederick W. and Alice M. Mooney, his brothers Frederick W. Mooney, II and William F. Mooney, and grandson Ethan R. T. Christian.
Visiting hours will be from 8:00AM to 9:30AM at the Rivet Funeral Home on 425 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, New Hampshire on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 with a 10:00AM Mass of Christian burial at St. John Neumann Church at 708 Milford Road in Merrimack, New Hampshire.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Gene’s name may be made to: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105; 800.822.6344 or www.stjude.org.
April 23, 1929 - October 22, 2016
MERRIMACK – Eugene “Gene” Edmond Mooney, 87, went home to Our Lord on October 22, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Joan Rosalie (née Brands) Mooney for 62 years, a devoted father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Gene was born on April 23, 1929 in Dorchester, Massachusetts and grew up in Everett, Massachusetts. He is the son of Frederick W. Mooney (1897 - 1929) and Alice M. (née Bellemore) Mooney (1902 - 1997). Gene attended Everett High School where he graduated first in his Class of 1947. In addition to being Valedictorian, he was Captain of his school’s basketball team where he played at the Boston Garden, Editor of the yearbook, a member of the Gilbert & Sullivan Theatrical Club, and played both clarinet and saxophone in the school band.
Gene was a graduate of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he earned his A.B. in chemistry in 1951. At Harvard he belonged to the Dudley House and was a member of the Harvard University Band. He enjoyed corresponding with classmates, and attended his 50th class reunion in 2001, as well as his 60th class reunion in 2011.
Gene obtained his M.S. in chemistry from the University of Akron in Ohio, and completed his coursework toward his Ph.D. in chemistry at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Gene had an extensive career as a Research and Development Chemist, focused on rubber vulcanization at B.F. Goodrich in Akron, Ohio and in Fayetteville, North Carolina; Converse Rubber Company in Malden and Wilmington, Massachusetts; and Griswold Rubber Company in Moosup, Connecticut. He was a gifted scientist having worked on special projects for the U.S. government during the Korean War. He had been a distinguished member of the American Chemical Society since 1952.
Gene was well known for his love of family, politics, Big Band era music, reading multiple daily newspapers, theater, Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, and current events including the upcoming election and voting pro-life. He was a devout Roman Catholic who was confirmed by His Eminence Richard Cardinal Cushing of the Archdiocese of Boston. Gene married the former Joan Rosalie Brands on May 8, 1954 at Annunciation Church in Akron, Ohio. The two met on Easter Sunday. He assisted with Joan’s brother’s campaign for State Representative.
Gene will be greatly remembered for his principled character that influenced the members of his large family in countless ways, and the profound interest he had in the lives of all his children and grandchildren. In his 50th Harvard University Reunion book he said he mostly wanted to be remembered as a “loving husband, father and grandfather.”
Gene will be dearly missed by all those he leaves behind until all are reunited again in the glory of the Kingdom of Heaven, including his wife of 62 years Joan Rosalie Mooney; his six daughters and one son: Mary T. Winter of Plano, Texas, Diane V. Porcaro of Melrose, Massachusetts, Patricia S. Christian of Delmar, New York, Frederick W. Mooney, III of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Loretta J. Edmonds of Goffstown, New Hampshire, Margaret M. Roy of Merrimack, New Hampshire, and Maureen C. Mooney of Merrimack, New Hampshire; his sons/daughter-in-law Alfred R. Porcaro, Jr., Dean A. Christian, Svitlana V. Mooney, James H. Edmonds, Mark P. Roy, and Mark S. Derby; his 26 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law Jean Mooney of Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Gene was predeceased by his parents Frederick W. and Alice M. Mooney, his brothers Frederick W. Mooney, II and William F. Mooney, and grandson Ethan R. T. Christian.
Visiting hours will be from 8:00AM to 9:30AM at the Rivet Funeral Home on 425 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, New Hampshire on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 with a 10:00AM Mass of Christian burial at St. John Neumann Church at 708 Milford Road in Merrimack, New Hampshire.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Gene’s name may be made to: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105; 800.822.6344 or www.stjude.org.
Events
| Birth | April 23, 1929 | ||||
| Marriage | May 8, 1954 | Akron, Ohio - Joan Rosalie Brands | |||
| Death | October 22, 2016 |
Families
| Spouse | Joan Rosalie Brands |
| Child | Mary T. Mooney |