Eugene James Moye

He was born on March 1, 1922 in New York. Eugene, after serving in the

US Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific as Sergeant, and after

Graduation from CCSC, became the first African American policeman in the

Town of Greenwich. He also was a member of the first Youth Division of

the Greenwich Police Department formed in 1967, which received the Clark

Award, and was the first Connecticut patrolman to achieve the degree of

Master of Police Administration at City College in New York. He attended

many seminars and courses covering the fields of juvenile delinquency,

narcotics and police-community relations. After retiring from the Police

Department he joined the faculty of Western Junior High School as Social

Studies teacher and achieved another Master's degree at Bridgeport

University in History. Eugene was also an active member of the NAACP

for many years and was active in several community organizations. He was

a faithful member of the Baha'i community throughout his life.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 60 years, Jeanette Belanger, sister -

Mary Sewer, daughters - Neria Moye, Susan Moye, Dee Moye Hoban, Son

- Eugene Moye Jr., and his 5 grand children - Susan, Camilla, Eugene III,

Ryan, Amir.

Services will be held on Thursday, March 17 at Gallagher and Son Funeral

Home, 31 Arch St., Greenwich, CT. Wake will be held from 9:00-

11:OOAM. Service will be at 11:30AM. Burial at Putnam Cemetery will be

private.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Friends of the Cos cob

Library, Cos Cob, CT and UNESCO.