George William Mooney, age 74, artist, singer, songwriter, born in Hampton, August 31, 1943 and died October 1, 2017. He graduated from Hampton High School, class of 1962, and attended Old Dominion University. He held a career as a draftsman for the City of Hampton and later lived in Nashville, TN over 20 years for his singing and songwriting career. He remained true to the philosophy "you have to get older, but you don't have to get old."