YORKTOWN — James Oliver Moore, 74, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, from complications due to Agent Orange.
James was a native of Commerce, Texas, and a Peninsula resident since 1987. He retired from W.M. Jordan in 2015 after 28 years of service as a superintendent. James was a veteran of the Marine Corps who served from 1967 to 1968 during the Vietnam War, receiving the National Defense Metal, Vietnamese Service Metal and Vietnamese Campaign Metal. He was a member of Yorkminster Presbyterian Church.
James was passionate in everything that he did. He valued his friendships and was an encourager to all. He loved being a part of the W.M. Jordan family. James was a giver and wanted to share with all who were less fortunate than he was. Even through his battle with this debilitating cancer, he kept a positive attitude, treated all with politeness and endured treatments and hospital stays with a smile. He will be greatly missed. Yet, we can remember one of his favorite sayings in the hope of giving others comfort. “It’s going to be alright.”
James was preceded in death by his son, Matthew Monroe Moore; and brothers, Charles and Eugene Moore.
He is survived by his wife of 12 years Patti Moore; daughter, Mary Moore Miller, and her husband, Jesse, of Pagosa Spring, Colorado; granddaughter, Mila Harper Miller of Pagosa Spring, Colorado; and brother, Jimmie Moore, and his wife, Joan, of Commerce, Texas.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12, at Yorkminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Marc Mason officiating. Interment will be held at a later date in Albert G. Horton Jr. Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Suffolk.
