Eileen "Moo" Hanex

Eileen “Moo” Hanex had a silent heart attack suddenly while in great spirits on December 20th with no pain. When her “chest felt funny” she and her companion, Elizabeth, decided to call 911 and Moo walked to the ambulance in her mink coat in typical diva fashion! She was joking and laughing with the doctors in the ER waiting for tests, still wearing her mink, and asked Elizabeth to go back to her apt and bring her “the good mashed potatoes and make sure they’re hot!” Elizabeth brought the mashed potatoes to the ER and Moo enjoyed several bites then closed her eyes and was gone. She passed away in hospice the next morning, December 21st with her daughter Taylor and grand dog, Destiny Cauliflower, by her side. Moo’s residence, Arbor Terrace of Teaneck, featured Moo and her dog Heaven in their December 2018 monthly Community News. She was thrilled when she saw the published article and had a ball dancing at the Holiday Party a few days before she died. Moo was unforgettable and a blessing to all who knew her! She requested no funeral services. A "Moo Party" will be held in 2019, in Manhattan, NY, to celebrate her wonderfulness. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Jean Diamondson, and nephews David and Michael Diamondson. She predeceased her two siblings, Marianne E. Bell and Charles R. Diamondson. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Eileen Hanex can be made to the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, 1 E. Mt. Vernon Place Baltimore, MD 21202. Below is the article about Moo published by Arbor Terrace Community News in December a few weeks before she passed away: Eileen “Moo” Hanex was born and raised in Washington D.C. alongside her 2 siblings, until she moved to Virginia with her family at the age of 25. She studied at Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross until she decided she wanted to take a test to work for the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, who certainly lived up to his reputation of not only running a tight ship, but being a tyrant! Eileen loved to sing and play the piano. She took lessons for many years and put them to a good use during WWII where she entertained at many social gatherings. She also played the lead in the Philadelphia Story for an FBI theater production in which she was the Katherine Hepburn look alike. She met her husband John, a tall dark handsome Nebraska boy when he was stationed in Washington D.C. They had one daughter, Taylor, who is her pride and joy. When Taylor was a baby, she started calling Eileen “Moo” and so was born the name by which all have come to know her. Taylor attended Peabody Institute in Baltimore to pursue a master’s degree in music. She is a doting daughter who you will see frequently visiting Moo with her dog, Destiny Cauliflower. After her beloved husband passed suddenly, leaving Moo a young widow, she decided to move to Nebraska to be near John’s family. She lived there for a few years until she decided to move to Florida, then to Connecticut and finally New Jersey to be closer to her daughter. Moo is most proud of the volunteer work she dedicated many years of her life to. She was a registered Hospice Volunteer as well as being a registered “Friendly Visitor” with many churches, whose job entailed visiting people who were lonely or just needed companionship. She received many commendations over the years for her volunteer work. It gives Moo great joy that her little companion, Heaven, a registered therapy dog, has also brought joy to many of our residents. She is happy to share her. Heaven has become an honorary resident known to Arbor Terrace residents, staff members and visitors alike and Moo wouldn’t have it any other way. Her goal is to start a program to visit those residents who may be under the weather or in need of some friendly company. She would love to sit and talk with them for a short while and get to know them. She says it is her calling in life to help people, “it’s what she does!"

Eileen "Moo" Hanex

December 21, 2018