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Edmund Mosca Sr.

Edmund H. “Ed” Mosca Sr., age 85, of Old Saybrook, passed away peacefully on 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 Yok, 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 ten 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, 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 was on March 26 at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main Street in Centerbrook. A Funeral Mass was held on March 27 at Saint John Church, 161 Main Street in Old Saybrook. Burial was 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.