1931
John
2015
John S. Moore
December 19, 1931 — March 31, 2015
John Moore, age 83, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham. He was born December 19, 1931 in Chicago to Herbert and Mildred (Shepard) Moore.
John earned a B.A. in Engineering at the University of North Dakota, an M.S. at the University of Colorado, a J.D. at the University of Colorado, and a Ph.D. in Business at the University of Washington. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a Meteorologist and continued to serve in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. John worked at the Washington State Health Department in Olympia before moving to Bellingham, where he taught Business at WWU for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1998. One of John’s favorite activities was world travel and racking up frequent flyer miles. He was devoted to his family and his home.
John was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Moore in 2011. In 2012 he married Donna Fields Moore. He is also survived by daughters Katherine Moore of Seattle and Annie Moore (wife Melissa Anderson) of Seattle, sister Jane Rose of Colorado, and Donna’s children Hunt Rochon of Bellingham and Heather Magnusson (husband Todd) and their children Collin and Bryn of Bellingham. A private family gathering will be held in the future.
Memorials in John’s name may be made to the Bellingham Festival of Music or the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra.
John earned a B.A. in Engineering at the University of North Dakota, an M.S. at the University of Colorado, a J.D. at the University of Colorado, and a Ph.D. in Business at the University of Washington. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a Meteorologist and continued to serve in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. John worked at the Washington State Health Department in Olympia before moving to Bellingham, where he taught Business at WWU for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1998. One of John’s favorite activities was world travel and racking up frequent flyer miles. He was devoted to his family and his home.
John was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Moore in 2011. In 2012 he married Donna Fields Moore. He is also survived by daughters Katherine Moore of Seattle and Annie Moore (wife Melissa Anderson) of Seattle, sister Jane Rose of Colorado, and Donna’s children Hunt Rochon of Bellingham and Heather Magnusson (husband Todd) and their children Collin and Bryn of Bellingham. A private family gathering will be held in the future.
Memorials in John’s name may be made to the Bellingham Festival of Music or the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra.
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