Obituary: Jesse Albert Mould, of Orient, Dies at 97

Info via DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home

Died: April 27, 2015

Visitation: A service will be held at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 22.

Service: A committal service will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.

Obituary: Jesse Albert Mould, known as “Al”, of Orient, died on April 27, 2015. He was 97.

Mould was born in Locust Valley, December 10, 1917, to Jesse Hayes Mould and Lillian Weir Mould.

He attended Locust Valley Schools, and graduated from Glen Cove High School in 1936.

He then attended Union College where he graduated in 1940.

He was an enthusiastic supporter of the institution throughout his life, and attended his 70th reunion at Union College in 2010.

After graduating, in 1941, Mould became a teacher in Port Washington, where he taught physics and biology.

At the school where Mould worked, he met his wife, Ruth Kidney, who was the school nurse.

He joined the army as a private in the infantry, was then commissioned as a lieutenant, and served the balance of World War II in the First Cavalry Division.

He spent four years in the Pacific, participating in landings and fighting in New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, Leyte, and Luzon.

Mould received decorations and citations including the Bronze Star with oak leaf clusters, the American Campaign medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign medal with four combat stars and bronze arrowhead, the World War II Victory medal, and the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque with two stars.

He separated from the service as a major and special staff officer to the commanding general, and returned to the U.S.

He attended Columbia University where he received his Master’s Degree with the help of the G.I. Bill and initially taught at Port Washington High School.

He then spent some time in the business world, but returned to teach at Mattituck High School.

Mould taught physics, biology, and chemistry in Mattituck and Glen Cove.

He was also assistant principal in Uniondale, and principal at Locust Valley.

His career culminated as founding principal of Commack South High School, where he oversaw planning, development, and hiring from the ground up.

Mould retired in 1976 afterwards he and Ruth settled in the village of Orient.

The couple boated, worked in the local Oysterponds historical society, and hunted for antiques, traveling throughout New England and Canada, attending shows and auctions and running a small antique business.

Mould’s wife Ruth passed away in 1999.

After Ruth’s death, Mould reconnected with longtime friend Mary Jane Lippert and the two eventually became engaged.

In addition to his first wife, Mould was predeceased by his three children, John, Barbara, and Joyce.

He is survived by his two grandchildren, Bill Ries of Hillsborough, N.J. and Barbara Ries, of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and five great-grandchildren as well as his his fiance, Mary, her family, and many friends and colleagues.

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