Gregory P. "Moon Eye" Monette, 65 of Liverpool and a longtime resident of Oswego passed from this life with his personal Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 3, 2021.

Mr. Monette was born in Oswego, the youngest child of Leo and Elizabeth (Cavanaugh) Monette. He was educated in Oswego schools and was a 1974 graduate of Oswego High School and Oswego County BOCES. Mr. Monette also attended Cayuga County Community College (formerly Auburn Community college).

Mr. Monette's entire working career was in the nuclear field. His career included extensive work in Quality Assurance/Control/Audit, Test/Inspection and Inventory control. He began his career August 30, 1976 at Northern Steel Corporation in Oswego. Mr. Monette worked for Graver Energy Systems in East Chicago, IN, United Engineers & Constructors in Seabrook, NH and at the 9 Mile Point Nuclear Station with Niagara Mohawk Power and later Constellation Energy and Exelon Corp.

Mr. Monette was a past president of the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) and past recipient of the John A. Hoyt Scholarship Award from Oswego County BOCES (CITI). He was a past vice president of the Onondaga County Neighborhood Watch Association and founder of the Kimbrook North Neighborhood Watch Association in Clay, NY. He was a past member of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), American Society for Quality Control (ASQC) and the American Nuclear Society.

He was a life member of the Knights of Columbus, including past Faithful Navigator and Color Corps Commander of the Fourth Degree.

Mr. Monette was a genealogist and family historian. He began his interest in 1977 and continued until his death. He was a member of the Oswego County Genealogist Society; Tibbets Point Lighthouse Historical Society; National Genealogical Society; Clan Chaomhanach (Cavanaugh), Ireland; Ontario Genealogy Society, Ontario, Canada, Brockville Museum Historical Society, Brockville, Canada, The Quebec Family History Society, Quebec, Canada; Amboy Historical Society, West Monroe Historical Society, Ft. Brewerton Historical Society. He was a life member of the Scriba, NY Historical Society, and Sterling,  NY Historical Society. He was a past officer in the Association des Descendents  des Monet et Monette d'Amerique, Montreal, Canada; President and Vice President of the Halfshire Historical Society, Richland, NY and the New York State Council of Genealogical Organizations; member of the Board of Directors of the Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board, Phoenix, AZ and Board member and past president of the Central NY Genealogical Society, Syracuse.

Mr. Monette was an avid sports fan and played softball in Oswego and Fulton Leagues. He won the first City Wide Gig Race, Oswego, in 1971. His favorite sports teams were the Green Bay Packers, of which he was a stockholder, NY Yankees, NY Rangers and NY Knicks as well as all the SU Teams.

He was a past Eucharistic Minister and Lector at the former St. Louis Church, Oswego. He was a current member of the Constantia Center Independent Baptist Church.

Besides his parents he was predeceased by a son, Jeremy in 1976 and sisters Lauri Monette in 1996 and Barbara Monette in 2020.

He is survived by his wife the former Lori E. Bailey (Dunn); two sons, Stephen Monette of Port St. Lucie, FL; Adam Monette of Ft. Pierce, FL; and a daughter, Emily Monette of Melbourne, FL; two brothers, Leo (Bettie) Monette and Michael Monette of Oswego, one sister, Jan Lucker, Coeur D'Alene, ID. Also nieces nephews and cousins.

There will be no calling hours. Friends and family will gather for a Celebration of Life at 12noon Friday December 10, 2021 at Constantia Center Baptist Church, 668 County Route 17, Bernard's Bay, NY.

Private burial services will take place in Riverside Cemetery, Scriba, NY