Arnold Nettleton Moore

Meadows Health Center in Essex. Born in New Haven, the son of Walter and Berenice

(Nettleton) Moore, he grew up in Clinton where he attended The Morgan School. Upon

graduation in 1944, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was stationed at Pearl Harbor

Naval Base. Following his military service, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from

the University of Connecticut. After a brief period teaching 6th grade in Deposit, New York, he

began a thirty year career with the State of Connecticut Department of Labor. Following his

retirement from the Labor Department, he enjoyed travelling the Northeast as a driver for Allied

Color Corporation in Guilford.

From an early age, Arnold was fascinated with steam locomotives, spending many hours

exploring and taking photographs in and around the Clinton station and railroad yard. Classical

music was his other lifelong passion, one he shared with his wife and passed on to his children.

He had an extensive collection of recordings and frequently attended live performances at

various area venues, including Woolsey Hall in New Haven and Tanglewood in Lenox,

Massachusetts.

A devoted husband and father, Arnold is survived by his loving children, Margaret Moore of

Killingworth; Claudia Wilkinson and her husband James of Norfolk, Massachusetts; Arnold

Moore, Jr. and his wife Mary of Killingworth; Elizabeth McNiel and her husband David, of

Clinton; and his beloved grandchildren, Arnold Moore III; Leonard and Aaron Wilkinson; and

Emma and Jonathan Blair, as well as several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his

devoted wife of 56 years, Beatrice Parnoff Moore and his brothers, Walter Webster Moore Jr.

and Wendell Francis Moore.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday, December 22 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Swan Funeral Home,

80 East Main Street, Clinton. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December

23 at Holy Advent Episcopal Church, 81 East Main Street, Clinton. Burial will follow at Indian

River Cemetery, 99 Church Road, Clinton.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries

(shorelinesoupkitchens.org) or Disabled American Veterans (dav.org).