[Oe List ...] Obituary: Donald Moffett

[Isobel and Jim Bishop]

Dear Mary Warren,
We remember Don with great affection, and thank God for Don's long  
and fruitful life.
  We are remembering you and your family in our prayers and know  
ourselves to be better people;  because  Don touched our lives  in  
our spirit journey.

Our prayers are heartfelt for you all,
In peace,
  Isobel Bishop.

On 14/06/2011, at 11:11 AM, Terry Bergdall wrote:

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> Donald Romaine Moffett, Jr., a long time resident of ‘Sconset,  
> passed away on June 11 at the Nantucket Cottage Hospital at the age  
> of 86 from complications of pneumonia.
>
> Born on July 29, 1924, in Tacoma, Washington, Don grew up in  
> Bronxville, New York.  After graduating from high school there in  
> 1942, he was turned down for military service for medical reasons.   
> He found a way to serve with the American Field Service and became  
> a volunteer ambulance driver with the British Eighth Army in North  
> Africa and Italy until he was discharged in 1944.
>
> His first visit to Nantucket in 1945 cemented his lifelong love for  
> the island.  He brought his wife, Mary Warren, for the first time  
> in 1955.  With their sons, they spent most summers in ‘Sconset and  
> became year-round residents in 1993.
>
> Don’s business career was in sales management.  It began in the  
> early days (of what would become computer technology) with IBM and  
> then with several large business forms companies.  He retired from  
> UARCO, Inc., as Vice President of sales in 1989.
>
> Being a volunteer was important to Don, whether it be with  
> teenagers in his local church, international work with village  
> development and assisting non-profit groups with strategic  
> planning.  On Nantucket, Don was a long-time board member and  
> volunteer of what is now Palliative and Supportive Care of Nantucket.
>
> Many friends enjoyed the exceptional paintings that Don did,  
> especially of island scenes and landscapes.  He played tennis at  
> the Siasconset Casino for many years and was a member of the  
> Sankaty Head Golf and Beach Club.
>
> Don is survived by his wife Mary Warren; his son Donald, daughter- 
> in-law Kristal and grandchildren Lily and Harry, all of Topanga,  
> California; son James of New York City and Don’s brother Warren of  
> Anderson, Indiana.
>
> There will be a private service with the family at the columbarium  
> of the Siasconset Union Chapel.
>
> A reception will be held at the family residence in ‘Sconset on  
> Sunday, July 10, from 2-5pm.
>
> If you wish, please make a contribution to Palliative and  
> Supportive Care of Nantucket or the charity of your choice.
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> Terry Bergdall
> P.O. Box 408617
> Chicago, IL 60640
> +1-773-334-8306
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