Comments on: Thomas Mooney, 45, American Diplomat (US Defense Attache) Missing in Cyprus (Update: Found Deceased)

By: Lintz

Lintz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:20:37 +0000

Well, it’s been a year since my buddy left us and while life goes on, it does so in a slightly lesser world.

H. O. Nails, I heard several months ago that the military had concluded its investigation and officially declared his death a suicide. So, it is “officially” what they say it is but…

By: Bmow

Bmow — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:07:46 +0000

Some time has passed now. But still we are troubled, and do not rest easy. Tom left an impression on those he met. And that impression has been expressed well by many, life-long friend or acquaintance, it didn’t matter, the man left his mark. So what is new in this investigation? Is there an investigation? Does anyone have any news?? I can’t seem to leave this as is.
With deepest respect,
H.O.Nails

By: UBrice

UBrice — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:42:38 +0000

I was directed to this page from a video on youtube. I hadn’t even heard about this story. Why was it not covered more widely? Sounds like a coverup to me.

By: KVK

KVK — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:41:47 +0000

Am glad that those who knew Tom feel as I do. Our boys went to school together and we knew him as a man of honor,justice and willing to stand up for what he believed in, even if it was against- “policy”….

He loved his famiy and life and made friends on “both sides of the border”. Thomas Mooney DID NOT kill himself…
This is a tragedy that only reflects back on us and breaks the hearts of those who knew him.

He deserves justice, not this.

Kvk

By: Lintz

Lintz — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:10:37 +0000

Tim spoke of the heart and soul of this great man – more eloquently than I’m capable. Let me introduce you to Moon, the guy:

He was a damn good baseball player.
He was a great hoop player. (Burned my ass at will whenever I had the misfortune of covering him.)
He loved cold Heineken…and lots of it.
He loved the Pats.
He loved the Sox (and somehow managed to remain optimistic).
He loved rock and roll. He loved the blues.
He was very intelligent. He loved knowledge and information.
He loved people and never had an unkind word to say about anyone.
He loved Narragansett, RI.
He loved Edgewood, RI.
He loved America deeply…and not in a simple flag-waving way.
He loved “his” Army.
He LOVED his friends and wasn’t afraid to tell them.
He LOVED his family.

He LIVED FOR his children.

That said, those of us blessed to have known Tom intimately and aware of the direction in which his life was headed, cannot begin to fathom he would bring it to an end. It just doesn’t add up. While one never knows for sure, is no news organization or investigative journalist curious about these circumstances surrounding the death of an American soldier found by the side of a dirt road in a foreign land? I pray there is.

R.I.P., Brother Moon, and thanks for being here.

By: Edgewoodite

Edgewoodite — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:58:41 +0000

As a returning “edgewoodite” we will all miss Tom and his laid back nature, funny disposition and all around nice guy. I too believe and appeal to the representatives of the state of Rhode Island that an investigation be put forth into finding out the true reason for this tragedy.
A fallen friend that will be sadly missed and taken from us to soon. Peace!

By: Tim Fogarty

Tim Fogarty — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:38:52 +0000

I, too, have known Tom (“Moon”, as we call him) since grade school, and have been very happy and even proud to be able to count him among my friends. The “Moonman” was a very humble, fair-minded, earnest guy of great sincerity, and the kind of guy who made you proud to be from the same ‘Leave It To Beaver’ neighborhood that Edgewood, Rhode Island was back in the 1960s and 70s. This was the kind of place where you could leave your bicycle on the lawn and your doors unlocked and not worry about it — the kind of place where life mentors abounded. Tom was that hard-working, honest, and very sincere guy who magnetically attracted both the shy and the very outgoing into his life because his sincerity and good will were palpable. And what a good feeling you had after spending time with him! He was, to trot out a cliche, ‘one of the good guys’ of this world. I spoke with him last on Christmas Day and assumed that he and the gang would “share a brew” and hopefully take in a Red Sox game this summer, but it wasn’t in God’s plan for it to happen. To me, Tom was one of the guys whose mere presence made you remember what the gracious soul of America was like when we were growing up at the tail end of the Baby Boom — when doctors still made house calls, and we all trusted the warm and folksy Walter Cronkite. Tom cared about people and about being fair to people. I believe that he was loved by so many — far more than he knew. I miss Tom very much — as I know everyone does, and still am incredulous that he won’t be around any more to experience life’s trials, tribulations, and celebrations with us. I’m sure he is with us in spirit. We will miss you buddy! God rest your beautiful soul !

By: GS

GS — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:40:58 +0000

Cheers to our fallen hero. Well put, Mr. Wolf. In concurrence, and as someone who knew Tom since we were both 4 years old and have remained as close as could be for 41 years, I can assure everyone who reads this that Thomas Mooney did not commit suicide. Inconsistencies abound and all have read about them. A few simple truths in addition are that he was scheduled to move back to the US at the end of August to be with his family. He loved his children as much as humanly possible and was going back specifically to be with them. Tom spent the night over my house just weeks before this happened. We discussed his moving back and his future plans in excruciating detail. Anyone who claims this to be a suicide will have to personally show me the most irrefutable evidence that’s ever existed in the history of mankind. To those in Cyprus who initiated the suicide fabrication, sorry, we aren’t buying it.

By: mg wolf

mg wolf — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:57:18 +0000

i am a lifelong friend of thomas mooney and there is NO WAY IN HELL he took his own life.
Moon – all of us from the edge-of-the-woods love you and honor your life and your service to your country.
your spirit lives on in all of us.

By: JG

JG — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:42:48 +0000

There is no reason to think that this was not murder. As a Greek American, I am all too familiar with the hatred for America and Americans in both Greece and in Cyprus. These countries may be in the European Union, but they are definitely much more like the countries of the Middle East in countless ways, and this is just one example. They’ll never mention that in the tourism brochures, though. How can an American found in a remote area of Cyprus with his throat slit suggest suicide? It doesnt, but the Cypriot authorities easily suggest it to protect their national interests, and the niceties of international relations are hindering justice for this man and his family.