Toni Debra Mooney

Toni D. Mooney was preceded in death by her mother Jacqueline Frances Mooney, her father, Robert George Mooney, brother Robert Lee Mooney and newborn son, Wyatt George Hurley.
Survived by her two sons, Vincent Michael Mooney and Gabriel Jackson Mooney, sister Amber Abrams Hahn (Robbie), and former husband, George Sidney Hurley.
Toni was born in Opa Locka, Florida and her family moved to West Palm Beach where she lived with her mother "Jackie" and her stepfather Charles Abrams and his son, Shawn Abrams, sister, Amber Abrams. She attended Jefferson Davis Junior High School and Forest Hill High School.
She then moved to Paris, France where she became a successful fashion model that she traveled to Britain, Italy, Russia, and Germany. Toni was feature on the covers of several European Fashion Magazines like Italian Vogue. She then moved back to the States to New York City to further her modeling career with both Ford and Elite Modeling Agencies. Toni did print shoots and runway modeling for many high fashion designers like Ralph Lauren.
Toni then started acting classes with world renown acting coach for film and Broadway, Lee Strausberg and Stella Adler. Toni landed her first acting debut with Burt Reynolds film, "Smokey and the Bandit" then the Ryan O'Neil film "So Fine" being the poster model for all advertising. She was also featured in Miami Vice with a speaking role featuring the lead actors, Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, and the group Duran Duran was also on the episode. World renown fashion photographer, Kourkin Packchanian who worked with super models like Cheryl Tiegs helped launch Toni's modeling career and remained close until his death.
Toni had an incredible love for animals throughout her life, it started at a young age with her attraction to horses, she belonged to the Four H Riding Club, she owned her own horse, and over the years many different breeds of dogs, cats, exotic birds and chickens. Toni became a horse trainer and trained thoroughbred horses at her riding center in South Florida and also appeared and won many horse races with her prized horses. She even had as a pet a Cougar name Coocha who was release eventually for her golden years to a sanctuary.
She had a close relationship with her former husband, George Hurley who provided for their children after their divorce, but both suffered the loss of their baby brought to term and died giving birth by an inexperienced prenatal doctor. The baby's name was Wyatt George Hurley.
Toni also ran a landmark diner in South Florida before it got torn down and then became a licensed real estate agent and sold real estate in the Jupiter area for several years as had an eye for good investments for her real estate clients. She has always been loved by her family, friends, and coworkers. She will be deeply missed by many, especially her two sons, her surviving sister, her former husband and childhood friend, Lisa Gandolfo.