- Date Of Birth: 1947
- Date Of Death: 2019
- State: Connecticut
Sheldon Aaron Mossberg originally of Warwick, RI and resident of Columbia, CT passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2019 surrounded by his family. Sheldon, or “Shelly” as his friends and family called him was a loving son, brother, father and grandfather, and devoted husband. Shelly had eclectic taste as a European history buff, enthusiastic Star Trek fan, classical music lover, cultivator of houseplants, bookworm, ardent progressive democrat, and lifelong advocate for the working poor and disabled. He was rarely seen without reading material, a mug of coffee or a moustache.
Shelly was born May 31, 1947 to Alfred and Estelle (Deluty) Mossberg in Providence Rhode Island. He was the first in his family to go to college, obtaining a B.A. in History from Rhode Island College (RIC) in 1970. As a student at RIC he became politically radicalized and was a member of Students for a Democratic Society and was active in the anti-war movement. On his way to completing an M.A. in history from the University of Chicago in 1974, he traveled to Paris and Nantes where he wrote extensively on French Labor movements.
Shelly was a family man and leaves behind Marjorie Golden-Mossberg, his wife and partner in all things of 39 years; his son Benjamin Mossberg and his wife Hilary and their daughter Lily currently living in the Republic of Congo; his son Jonah Mossberg and fiancée Emily Hartz of Guilford, Vermont; his brother David Mossberg of Warwick, RI; as well as a gaggle of dear family friends in Connecticut, Rhode Island and France and his granddog Franklin.
As Shelly would say: LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!
