More detail on this person: LT Colonel Philip
Anthony Mooney Jr, US Army, of Huntington
Beach, CA passed away on June 11, 2013 at the
age of 69. Philip is survived by his wife of 40
years, Lupe, six children, and his Sheltie named
Cassie. Philip was born in Chicago, IL and
enlisted in the US Army at the age of 18. While
serving in the Army, Philip received his Bachelors
degree from University of Albuquerque and his
Masters degree from the Florida Institute of
Technology. Philip served 22 years in the Army as
a fixed wing pilot and helicopter pilot achieving
the level of Master Army Aviator. He served in
Germany and two tours in Vietnam, retiring in 1984
as a Lieutenant Colonel. After retiring from the
Army, Philip worked for 18 years on the Apache
Helicopter Program at Boeing (formerly Hughes and
McDonnell Douglas) in Mesa, Arizona, retiring in
2003. Services will be held on June 19, 2013 in
Huntington Beach, CA and he will be laid to rest
at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, CA.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make a
contribution to Alzheimer's research.
Published in The Arizona Republic on June 16,
2013
Burial information: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
This information was last updated 11/20/2012
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