Gail Lorna Mooney died on January 25, 2015 in Saint James City, FL at the age of 68 after a protracted battle with cancer. Gail was born on March 10, 1946 in Yonkers, NY to John and Lillian Toolan. She grew up in a loving family with one sister and a large extended family. In high school, she excelled in the sciences and won several awards. Gail had a thirst for knowledge and pursued her interests with vigor. She graduated cum laude from the Salve Regina College in Newport, Rhode Island with a B.A. in Art, and an M.A. in Human Development. She was later awarded her PhD in Educational Psychology from The Catholic University in Washington DC.

Gail was a driven professional with a successful career at Honeywell spanning various Executive Management positions. Throughout her career Gail was the recipient of many awards, distinctions and tributes as well as both chairing and participating on numerous Boards and Associations related to her industry and profession. She had many other passions in life and over the years earned her private pilots license, was an avid sailor and enjoyed boating and held a U.S. Coast Guard Captains license, and was a certified scuba diver.

When diagnosed with cancer in 2010, she remained dedicated in her work and in her will to fight her illness. She studied different medical approaches and nutrition, and earned her certificate as a Certified Medical Practitioner in Nutrition and Alternative Medicine. She went on to teach courses in this as well as Human Development as an Adjunct Professor at Florida Gulfcoast University. She remained a brave, dedicated woman, even throughout her final months.

Gail was preceded in death by her father John Toolan. She leaves behind her husband, Norman Mooney; mother Lillian Toolan, her daughters, Christine Vitkus (Mark) and Cynthia Jeffery; her nephew Zariel Toolan (Liz), 8 grandchildren, a sister, Barbara Toolan and 5 stepchildren with 17 grandchildren.