Robert Kevin Mooney

Kevin was born on November 16, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Harold (“Hal”) and Leone Mooney. Along with his parents and older brother, Don, Kevin moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1935, where he spent his formative years.

Kevin attended Holy Family Catholic School in Tulsa from kindergarten through 12th grade where he participated in all sports and where he met his future wife, Joan Hudson, in the first grade. After high school, Kevin and Joan both attended the University of Tulsa where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and earned a B.B.A. in 1952.

Kevin and Joan married in 1953. Kevin enlisted as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps that same year and was stationed at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, where his unit also included two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bob Mathias. After an honorable discharge as a Captain, Kevin and Joan returned to Tulsa where Kevin accepted a job as Director of Public Relations with Kendavis Industries International and also utilized the GI Bill to attend law school at the University of Tulsa School of Law. He received a J.D. in 1957. Kendavis Industries eventually transferred Kevin and his family to Fort Worth, Texas in 1959, where he spent the remainder of his life.

Kevin is survived by his wife of 67 years, Joan Marie Hudson Mooney and sons Michael (Melissa), Shaun (Dee Ann), and Stephen (Lesley) Mooney, and two grandsons, Matthew and Shaun Michael and several nieces and nephews. A private Catholic funeral service will be held. A “celebration of life” gathering will be held at a later date for family and friends. Kevin will be interred alongside his parents and brother in Calvary Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made in Kevin’s memory to the Gladney Center for Adoption, 6300 John Ryan Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76132 -4122.

The Mooney family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the staff of Mirabella Assisted Living and Memory Care and Encompass Hospice for their compassion and assistance.