Edmund H. Mosca Sr.

Edmund H. Mosca, Sr., age 85, of Old Saybrook passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2024 surrounded by his family at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. He was the beloved husband of Dolores (Welles) Mosca.

Ed was the Retired Chief of the Old Saybrook Police Department having served his community with devotion from 1960 until his retirement in 2009. He was born in Bronxville, New York the son of Silvo P. and Anne (Patriarca) Mosca. He had been a resident of Old Saybrook since 1954 and was a graduate of Old Saybrook High School in 1956.

Chief Mosca joined the Department in 1960 and quickly rose through the ranks becoming Detective in 1963, Sergeant in 1966, and Lieutenant in 1968. He became the youngest Police Chief in the State of Connecticut at the age of 33 in 1971. He was a graduate of the FBI Academy in 1974.

Along with his devotion and lifelong law enforcement commitment to the Town of Old Saybrook many of his achievements included; Past President of the Connecticut Chiefs of Police Association, Chairman of the Connecticut Police Standards and Training Commission for 10 years, Board member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and was sworn in and served a three year term as Vice President at-large, the Association represented 22,000 members in 86 countries at the time. He was honored by the IACP with a lifetime membership as Past President, member of the New England

Association of Chiefs of Police, member and former chair of the Law Enforcement Council of Eastern Connecticut.

Chief Mosca was appointed by four different Governors to serve in many state law enforcement initiatives. Nationally he was recognized as a leading authority on law enforcement and the needs of local police departments. He had testified extensively at the state level and appeared before panels of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate and also testified for a U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

Ed was a parishioner at Saint John Roman Catholic Church and was a former President of the Old Saybrook Rotary Club and the recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. He was also a member of the Italian American Civic Order of Middletown and the Old Saybrook Historical Society. Since his retirement he has enjoyed spending time with his wife, his children and their families.

Besides his wife he leaves his children, Debra Pegnataro, (Joseph) of Old Lyme, Edmund H. Mosca, Jr. (Susan) of Winthrop, Paul Mosca, of Cromwell, Patricia Dunn, (Jeffrey) of Centerbrook and Dolores Britt, (Mark) of Old Saybrook. He also leaves his beloved grandchildren, Daniel and David Pegnataro, Lauren, James, and Emily Mosca, Rayne Mosca, Amanda, Eric and Kevin Dunn, Michael and Stephen Brett and his six great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 from 4:00PM to 8:00PM at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home 34 Main Street in Centerbrook. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Saint John Church, 161 Main Street in Old Saybrook. Burial will be privately held by the family in the Cypress Cemetery in Old Saybrook.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be in Ed’s name to The Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave. Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or to a charity of the donor’s choice. To share a memory of Ed or send a condolence to his family please visit www.rwwfh.com