SIMON H MOORE

Superindendent

Death notice from The Connecticut Death Index

Name: SIMON H MOORE
Died: 02 November 1997
Resided: Middletown, Middlesex co., Connecticut
Age: 86 Years

From The Hartford Courant

MOORE. Simon H. Moore, PhD., 86, of Cozy Court, Cromwell, husband of Arline (Kosmaler) Moore and superintendent of schools in Cromwell from 1950 until 1973, died Sunday, (Nov. 2, 1997) at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. Born in Abington, MA, he was the son of the late Andrew and T. and Ellen (Sheehan) Moore and was graduated from Bridgewater, MA, State College and received master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Connecticut. Before assuming the Superintendency in Cromwell he was a teaching and supervising principal in the school systems of Putnam and Norwich. During his retirement, he served as a member of the Cromwell School Board; was active in the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine program at St. John's Parish, Cromwell and was a life member of the Cromwell Historical Society. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Jeffrey Moore of Burlington; a daughter, Susan Moore of Marlborough, MA; a sister, Mary L. Jarvis of Bridgewater, MA. Funeral services will be from the Cromwell Funeral Home, 506 Main St., Cromwell, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 10:30 a.m. and at St. John Church, Cromwell, 11:30 a.m. where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Interment will be in East Cemetery, Cromwell




Simon H. Moore, superintendent of schools in Cromwell for more than 20 years, died Sunday at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. He was 86.

He was born in Abington, Mass., and lived on Cozy Court in Cromwell. He was superintendent in Cromwell from 1950 to 1973.

Jared Fletcher, a former board of education member, described Mr. Moore as a great leader with compassion and an astounding memory.

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