Obituary of George Manoogian

MANOOGIAN, George (Mooner) - On Thursday, February 14th, 2008. George Manoogian was 81 years of age, great husband of Bonnie, loving father of the late Craig. Mooner was the loved brother of Archie, the late Rose Bedrosian, the late Doris Manaserian, and several nieces and nephews and grand nieces and grand nephews. Mooner was a long time member of the St. Catharines Rowing Club, former member of Ridley Graduate Boat Club. George was the team manager for several Olympic, Pan American, British Empire Games and World Championship Rowing Crews, a member of Rowing Canada Aviron, St. Catharines Rowing Alumni Association, Canadian Henley Rowing Corporation. George loved collecting, trading and designing Rowing and Olympic pins and was known around the world as "THE PIN MAN", and was very active as a supervisor with the John Howard Society, a member of a couple of Local Masonic Lodges. Mooner was an avid skier and an accomplished roller skater in his youth at Alexandra Hall on Ontario Street. Mooner's family will receive their friends at the GEORGE DARTE FUNERAL CHAPEL 585 Carlton Street, on Sunday, February 17th, 2008 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A celebration of Mooner's life will be held in the funeral home on Monday at 12:30pm. The family encourage donations to The St. Catharines Rowing Club or Hospice Niagara in Mooner's memory. "When I come to the end of the road, and the sun is set for me, I want no rites in a gloom-filled room, why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little, but not too much, and not with your head held low. Remember the joy and laughter we shared and lovingly let me go."- MOONER