[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E354]
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HONORING THE LEGACY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF LT. COL. EDWARD C. MOULTON, 
                                  JR.

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                           HON. PATRICK RYAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2023

  Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Lt. Col. 
Edward C. Moulton, Jr., United States Air Force (retired), of Cornwall-
on-Hudson, NY.
  Born at home in Newburgh, NY, on May 13, 1930, at the onset of the 
Great Depression, Ed was raised in Newburgh, where he was a scrappy 
young man with an early appreciation of music and a love of singing. At 
the age of ten, he joined the boys' choir at St. George's Episcopal 
Church, beginning what would amount to an 80-year run of choral 
singing.
  Ed graduated in 1952 from New Paltz College with a Bachelor of Arts, 
focusing on art and education. While there, he met the love of his 
life, Floranne Norma Terwilliger. They were married shortly after 
graduation and were together for over 60 years until Floranne's passing 
in 2017. Ed join the Air Force upon graduation from college, and the 
happy couple spent the next 20 years raising a family of 3 children on 
or around various air bases, initially in England and subsequently 
across the U.S. in Texas, Delaware, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, and 
Alaska. Ed also served a year in Thailand during the Vietnam War where 
he was awarded a bronze star for meritorious leadership of an avionics 
squadron which maintained the most diverse, exotic, and closely 
monitored systems in the Air Force.
  Upon retirement in 1972, Ed and Floranne settled in Cornwall-on-
Hudson where he would spend the next half-century, working as a real 
estate agent, broker, and appraiser and also serving as Mayor of the 
Village Cornwall-on-Hudson for an unprecedented 26 consecutive years. 
As Mayor, Ed accomplished many things he was proud of, including 
significant improvements to the village's water system, the creation of 
Donahue Park on the river with the shelter/gazebo, the purchase of the 
current Village Hall, Department of Public Work facility enhancements, 
the bandstand in the center of the Village, as well as sidewalks to 
enhance the walkability of the Village and significant beautification 
efforts including the planting of many trees.
  Ed was very active in the local community including holding leadeship 
positions at St. John's Episcopal Church and the Lion's Club. He also 
enjoyed rounds of golf at Storm King and playing bridge with friends, 
and was a life-long Yankees fan. Ed also loved to paint, particularly 
landscapes of the Hudson River, and he and Floranne loved to travel the 
world, keeping in touch with Air Force friends.
  Ed was predeceased by his younger brother Gary N. Moulton and sister 
Dorothy Lee Moulton. He is survived by his three children and their 
spouses: Anne Elizabeth Parkhurst (husband David) of Gifford NH, Edward 
Curtis (`Curt') Moulton III (wife Janet) of Ossining NY, and Mary Lee 
Koch (husband Alan) of Myrtle Beach, SC. He is also survived by 7 
grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. It is my privilege to rise in 
recognition of his life of service and to honor his memory.