James Mol

Old Lyme— James Curtis Mol, 70, of Old Lyme, beloved husband of Nancy Alice Mol, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease and ALS.

Mr. Mol was born on June 11, 1945, in Virginia toWilliam and Lucille (Gray) Mol.

He is survived by his son, James Mol of Manhattan, and daughter, Gretchen Mol, and her husband, TodWilliams, and his two grandchildren, Ptolemy andWinterWilliams, also of Manhattan. He also is survived by his brother, William Mol and his wife, Paige, of Arizona; sisters, Charlotte Neal and her husband, Barry, of North Carolina, Glenda Dexter and her husband, Tom, of Mystic, and Patty Roma and her husband, David, also of Mystic; and his sister-in-law, Margaret Mary Fitzgerald of Fairfield.

Mr. Mol was a lifelong educator and served as a special education teacher in both the Clinton and Deep River public schools before spending 25 years as an administrator and principal of Mount St. John Inc. in Deep River. Following his retirement from Mount St. John, he served as a special education coordinator for District 8, Hebron, and as a special education teacher at RHAM High School in Hebron.

In addition, Mr. Mol was most proud of his role as a surrogate parent for numerous wards of the state children.

Friends are invited to attend a memorial service at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, in the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Mol’s memorymay be made to the Middlesex Hospital Hospice and Palliative Care Program, 28 Crescent St., Middletown, CT 06457 or to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, PO Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014.

Please visitwww.fultontherouxoldlyme.com for tributes, directions and more service information.