Mary Mooney Webster

Mary Mooney Webster, 93, died peacefully at Stamford Hospital on January 15. She spent her final days surrounded by family. A beloved mother and grandmother, devoted sister, and loyal friend, she brought vibrant energy and a can-do attitude to everything she did.

Mary was born in Dublin, Ireland to Nora and Michael Heavey. She grew up in Brookline, MA and spent her early twenties working in public relations and special events at Filene's in Boston. She met her husband, Bob Mooney, on a blind date in Vermont and they married in 1956. They spent five years in Reading, PA, before moving to Riverside, CT, where they raised their three children and embraced community life. After Bob's death, she married another kind partner, Bill Webster. He died in 1990. In 2009, she made Edgehill in Stamford her home.

Mary was an able organizer and active volunteer throughout her life. She served on the boards of the Perrot Memorial Library and Greenwich Symphony. Mary treasured longtime friendships and readily made new ones. She was an avid reader of the latest novels and the daily New York Times. Playing bridge, tennis, golf, singing at the piano, and traveling were some of her favorite things to do. She liked to start the day with a grapefruit and knew that sometimes situations called for cake or a prosecco toast.

Mary was strong, reliable, and practical. Aging wasn't easy, but she met its challenges with humor and grit. She weathered the sad losses of her husbands, her son Michael Mooney in 2019, and her brother William Heavey, as well as many dear friends.

Mary is survived by her children, Beth Mooney Longcope and her husband, Jeff, of Falmouth, Maine, Kate Mooney Harris and her partner, Doug Howard, of Jamaica, Vermont, as well as her daughter-in-law, Jill Stewart Mooney of Williston, Florida.

Her beloved grandchildren, who called her Mamo, are Sarah Harris and her husband, Joseph Andriano, of Orwell, Vermont, Mary Frances Harris and her husband, Robert Rotzin, of Richmond, Virginia, Emma Mary Murray and her husband, Sam Murray, of Mt. Desert, Maine, and Claire Longcope of Encinitas, California. She was delighted by the recent arrival of a great-granddaughter.

She is also survived by her sister, Patricia Caulfield, of St. Petersburg, Florida, and brother Bernard Heavey and his wife, Pie, of Brookline, Massachusetts, as well as many nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Mary's life will take place on Saturday, February 7 at 10:30am at Edgehill, 122 Palmers Hill Road, Stamford, CT. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Greenwich Symphony (greenwichsymphony.org) or Perrot Memorial Library (perrotlibrary.org).