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Final Respects Paid to Charles Mooney
by Hal Lamar
Onnidan Online Columnist
September 20, 2002
Friends and family paid final respects Thursday,
September 19th to Charles Mooney, the Assistant
Commissioner for Media Relations for the Southern
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC).
Mooney, who was 54, died September 14th after
a long bout with cancer. A memorial service
for the native of Homerville Missouri was held
at the Williamson Mortuary in Riverdale, GA.
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Mooney's last public appearance was at the SIAC
pre-season football luncheon in July. "I have
cancer," he told those in attendance. "But I'm
fighting it. I just couldn't keep sitting around
the house so I decided to come back to work. I
really love this conference."
Mooney was presented a basket by CAU Athletic
Director Brenda Edmond on behalf of the school
and the conference athletic directors.
A Vietnam veteran, Mooney had worked for several
HBCUs in his long tenure as a sports information
director and received a bachelor's degree in
applied science from Fayetteville State University.
His hires included stops at Fayetteville State,
Norfolk State University, Fort Valley State
University and North Carolina A&T.
He was working his second tour of the conference,
having sojourned with previous SIAC Commissioner
Wallace Jackson before working about a year
with Morris Brown College and then returning
to the conference where he served as Assistant
Commissioner under Robert Vowels. " Mr. Mooney
was the heart and soul of the SIAC conference
office," said Vowels. "His spirit and dedication
will never be replaced."
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