Elizabeth Sweeney

Born May 10, 1925 in Rochester, NY, the only child of William G. and Marcella Craven Moore, she attended Rochester schools and graduated from Wells College in 1946. That same year, she married Dura Sweeney and they moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico where their four children were born. Mrs. Sweeney served there on the League of Women Voters’ Board of Directors.

Mr. Sweeney joined IBM in 1953 and the Sweeney family moved to Vestal, NY and then Salt Point, NY. Here Mrs. Sweeney was active in the Hyde Park PTA and a Grace Episcopal Church/Millbrook, where she sang in the choir and was president of the Churchwomen.

Since 1964, Mrs. Sweeney has lived in Stamford. She has served here on the League of Woman Voters’ Board as Secretary and Newsletter Editor, was president of the Trinity Episcopal Churchwomen, worked as a volunteer in elementary school libraries, and did a stint as a substitute school librarian.

Moving from North Stamford to Dolphin Cove in 1972, Mrs. Sweeney became very involved in St. Saviors’ Episcopal Church/Old Greenwich. She was newsletter editor there for many years, sang in the choir, was choir librarian and worked for seven years as Parish Secretary. Mrs. Sweeney served on the Dolphin Cove Club Board as Club Secretary and Aesthetics Chairman. She has written a monthly neighborhood newsletter from December 1977 until last year. She was active in the Waterside Coalition and served as the first Secretary to the Steering Committee. She has also been secretary of her college class for many years, writing a newsletter for them and has also worked on fund raising campaigns for Wells. Mrs. Sweeney was an enthusiastic sailor and cruised up and down the coast and through the Caribbean Islands for many years.

Mrs. Sweeney was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Dura, who died in February of 1999. She is survived by her four children: William, of Boulder, Colorado; John of Baltimore, Maryland; and Susan and Anne, both of Stamford, Connecticut. She is also survived by four grandchildren: Lisa Sweeney, Timothy Sweeney, Ellen Sweeney, and Christopher Sweeney.

A Memorial service and Eucharist will be held at St. Saviour’s , 350 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich at 10:00 a.m. on May 21, 2011. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:

The Stamford YMCA 909 Washington Boulevard Stamford 06901

St. Saviour’s Church 350 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich 06870