Dr. Richard M. Mooney
November 7, 1933 ~ November 16, 2019
Richard Mooney passed away November 16, 2019 in Plano, Texas. He was born in New York City November 7, 1933.
Preceded in death by his wife, the late Maureen King Norris Mooney of Blytheville, Arkansas and his parents, the late George and Madeline Mooney of New York City.
Survivors include his daughters, grand children, his sister, Madeline Mooney Tully and brother, Dennis Mooney and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Dr. Mooney was born in New York City and educated at Cardinal Hayes High School, Manhattan College (B.S. Electrical Engineering), Southern Methodist University (MBA), and the University of Texas at Dallas (Ph.D Management Science). A Captain in the United States Air Force, during the Korean War, his early business career was spent with General Electric working in the aerospace division on missiles and satellites which prepared him for later work on Air Force One and NASA's Space Shuttle program.
He left General Electric after 15 years to join Recognition Equipment in Irving, Texas to develop new businesses and run the factory and manufacturing of the optical character readers which were just being utilized in the credit card industry at the time. In 1981, he joined Gates Learjet as Vice President and General Manager of the Aerospace Division in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Mooney's final career move took him to beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah as President of Eaton-Kenway Corporation, a maker of automated storage and retrieval systems for factories and warehouses. His work there included the development of some of the components for The Tower of Terror at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Throughout his life, Dr. Mooney was known for his sharp intellect and wit. A voracious reader and history buff, his pastimes included classic movies, all kinds of puzzle solving, swimming and rescuing his daughters' many pets throughout the years. He and his late wife also enjoyed European travel and the opera and were members of the Inner Circle of The Dallas Opera for many years.
November 7, 1933 ~ November 16, 2019
Richard Mooney passed away November 16, 2019 in Plano, Texas. He was born in New York City November 7, 1933.
Preceded in death by his wife, the late Maureen King Norris Mooney of Blytheville, Arkansas and his parents, the late George and Madeline Mooney of New York City.
Survivors include his daughters, grand children, his sister, Madeline Mooney Tully and brother, Dennis Mooney and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Dr. Mooney was born in New York City and educated at Cardinal Hayes High School, Manhattan College (B.S. Electrical Engineering), Southern Methodist University (MBA), and the University of Texas at Dallas (Ph.D Management Science). A Captain in the United States Air Force, during the Korean War, his early business career was spent with General Electric working in the aerospace division on missiles and satellites which prepared him for later work on Air Force One and NASA's Space Shuttle program.
He left General Electric after 15 years to join Recognition Equipment in Irving, Texas to develop new businesses and run the factory and manufacturing of the optical character readers which were just being utilized in the credit card industry at the time. In 1981, he joined Gates Learjet as Vice President and General Manager of the Aerospace Division in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Mooney's final career move took him to beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah as President of Eaton-Kenway Corporation, a maker of automated storage and retrieval systems for factories and warehouses. His work there included the development of some of the components for The Tower of Terror at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Throughout his life, Dr. Mooney was known for his sharp intellect and wit. A voracious reader and history buff, his pastimes included classic movies, all kinds of puzzle solving, swimming and rescuing his daughters' many pets throughout the years. He and his late wife also enjoyed European travel and the opera and were members of the Inner Circle of The Dallas Opera for many years.
Dr. Richard M. Mooney
November 7, 1933 ~ November 16, 2019
Richard Mooney passed away November 16, 2019 in Plano, Texas. He was born in New York City November 7, 1933.
Preceded in death by his wife, the late Maureen King Norris Mooney of Blytheville, Arkansas and his parents, the late George and Madeline Mooney of New York City.
Survivors include his daughters, grand children, his sister, Madeline Mooney Tully and brother, Dennis Mooney and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Dr. Mooney was born in New York City and educated at Cardinal Hayes High School, Manhattan College (B.S. Electrical Engineering), Southern Methodist University (MBA), and the University of Texas at Dallas (Ph.D Management Science). A Captain in the United States Air Force, during the Korean War, his early business career was spent with General Electric working in the aerospace division on missiles and satellites which prepared him for later work on Air Force One and NASA's Space Shuttle program.
He left General Electric after 15 years to join Recognition Equipment in Irving, Texas to develop new businesses and run the factory and manufacturing of the optical character readers which were just being utilized in the credit card industry at the time. In 1981, he joined Gates Learjet as Vice President and General Manager of the Aerospace Division in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Mooney's final career move took him to beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah as President of Eaton-Kenway Corporation, a maker of automated storage and retrieval systems for factories and warehouses. His work there included the development of some of the components for The Tower of Terror at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Throughout his life, Dr. Mooney was known for his sharp intellect and wit. A voracious reader and history buff, his pastimes included classic movies, all kinds of puzzle solving, swimming and rescuing his daughters' many pets throughout the years. He and his late wife also enjoyed European travel and the opera and were members of the Inner Circle of The Dallas Opera for many years.
November 7, 1933 ~ November 16, 2019
Richard Mooney passed away November 16, 2019 in Plano, Texas. He was born in New York City November 7, 1933.
Preceded in death by his wife, the late Maureen King Norris Mooney of Blytheville, Arkansas and his parents, the late George and Madeline Mooney of New York City.
Survivors include his daughters, grand children, his sister, Madeline Mooney Tully and brother, Dennis Mooney and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Dr. Mooney was born in New York City and educated at Cardinal Hayes High School, Manhattan College (B.S. Electrical Engineering), Southern Methodist University (MBA), and the University of Texas at Dallas (Ph.D Management Science). A Captain in the United States Air Force, during the Korean War, his early business career was spent with General Electric working in the aerospace division on missiles and satellites which prepared him for later work on Air Force One and NASA's Space Shuttle program.
He left General Electric after 15 years to join Recognition Equipment in Irving, Texas to develop new businesses and run the factory and manufacturing of the optical character readers which were just being utilized in the credit card industry at the time. In 1981, he joined Gates Learjet as Vice President and General Manager of the Aerospace Division in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Mooney's final career move took him to beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah as President of Eaton-Kenway Corporation, a maker of automated storage and retrieval systems for factories and warehouses. His work there included the development of some of the components for The Tower of Terror at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Throughout his life, Dr. Mooney was known for his sharp intellect and wit. A voracious reader and history buff, his pastimes included classic movies, all kinds of puzzle solving, swimming and rescuing his daughters' many pets throughout the years. He and his late wife also enjoyed European travel and the opera and were members of the Inner Circle of The Dallas Opera for many years.
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