Rod Mooney FSA Scot
- Late Honorary Vice
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- Late Clan Bard
Rodney
Thomas Mooney was descended from Maine seagoing
ancestors. He was retired from two careers; first as a
U.S. Navy officer and second as an aerospace engineer. He was
fortunate to have both careers involve occasional travel to
Scotland. In fact, he assumed command of his last Navy ship
while she was moored in Rosyth,
Scotland.
In 1986, his late wife Irene, from a Virginia/West
Virginia Thomas family, was laid to rest behind their small
Andover, Connecticut church, clad in her MacThomas tartan
finery, thus ensuring that a tiny corner of New England would
be forever MacThomas territory.
Rod was named as Branch Bard by former Convenor Bob
MacThomas, who also assembled and printed a small volume of
Rod’s poetry. At the Clan’s fiftieth anniversary celebration
in Glenshee, Rod met a last minute requirement to produce an
instant Clan commemorative poem and, as a
result, was dubbed “Clan Bard” by Society Vice-President Robin
Thoms.
When the previous Branch Newsletter Editor stepped down
in 2001, Rod took over that task, and continued until the end
of 2010. Rod was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
of Scotland. In addition to his Clan MacThomas membership,
he was a member of Clan Chattan and a life member of Clan
Mackintosh. Rod was invited to become an Honorary Vice
President of the Clan MacThomas Society in 2009.
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Rod Mooney passed away on 12th December 2012 in Avon,
Connecticut after a period of illness. He was laid to rest
alongside his late wife in historic country churchyard in
Andover, Connecticut.
Rodney
Thomas Mooney was descended from Maine seagoing
ancestors. He was retired from two careers; first as a
U.S. Navy officer and second as an aerospace engineer. He was
fortunate to have both careers involve occasional travel to
Scotland. In fact, he assumed command of his last Navy ship
while she was moored in Rosyth,
Scotland.