Al, as he was known, was born September 17, 1932, in Scranton, PA and grew up in Pittston, PA. He graduated with First Honors from Pittston City Senior High School June 16, 1950, receiving the Pittston High Alumni Club award for the highest mathematics average. Al attended The University of Scranton on a scholarship and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degree from The University of Detroit, in 1955. In 1957, he earned a Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Institute of Technology.
In 1957, Al began his career with General Electric in Syracuse, NY, where he worked as an Engineer for 13 years. Al then went to work for Syracuse University Research Corporation (SURC) which later became Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) from which he retired in 1997 as Senior Research Engineer after a long and distinguished career as a pioneer in radar and radar imaging.
In 1959, Al married the love of his life, Sheila Halpin, a marriage lasting over 61 years. They lived and raised their four children in Fayetteville, NY living there from 1964 to 1997. Al and Sheila moved to St. Simons Island, GA in 1997. Their retirement years revolved around the annual two-week
summer family "Beach" vacation, where they joyfully celebrated together with their
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Al was predeceased by his father Peter Moceyunas (1944), his mother Sally Moceyunas (1984) and his sister, Sr. Jeanne Moceyunas (2018). Al is survived by his wife Sheila, his Brother Vito Moceyunas, daughters Ann Moceyunas (Dan Smigrod) and Elizabeth Villenueve (Charles) his sons Peter (Brenda) and John (Liu), six grandchildren: Sally, Anna, Margo, Joseph (Emily Pirtle), Morgan, Marino, Vanessa Kowai-Bell, Candace Villenueve and three great grandchildren: Hannah Joy Moceyunas, Rowan Kowai-Bell and Kiernan Kowai-Bell.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 25 at 2 pm at St. Williams Catholic Church in St Simons Island GA and can be viewed on the livestream at: www.LDLTV.com.
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