He leaves behind three daughters, Winifred Wilhide and her husband David, Emily Devey and her husband, Mark, Ellen Johnston and her husband, Norman. Six grandchildren, Maddigan and Sarah Devey, Callum and Glencora Wilhide, Aidan and Ryan Johnston and his ex-wife, Sandra Maddigan Moore, mother of his daughters.
A Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Marine Corps, he came from a long line of military leaders. His direct ancestors served in every U.S. war effort from the American Revolution through Viet Nam.
Dr. Moore, a founding member of the New England Estuarine Research Society, brought that group to SSU for its first meeting. The Forest River estuary was of particular interest. Drivers on Route 114 could spy him leading a group of students to the shore to observe the habitat. Lucky groups got to go to Lighthouse Point and witness the activities in the tide pools. For him, the most significant "lab" was outdoors.
In retirement, Jay relaxed into his hobbies of sailing, bird-watching and traveling. He built several boats and was a member of the Salem Willows Yacht Club. Boats named Ammophila and Bucephala were known for their smart looks and for their ability to win a race or two.
Parkinson's disease slowed him down, but he could still be found at the YMCA participating in the class designed for those with this movement disorder. No longer able to hold up his binoculars, he gave up bird watching.
May the birds of paradise bless him for his devotion, his passion and his love of the natural world. A summer service is planned. Donations in his memory can be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. Arrangements by Eustis and Cornell of Marblehead. Visit his online guest book at eustisandcornellfuneralhome.com.
(Published Thursday, March 24, 2016 in the Salem News)
He leaves behind three daughters, Winifred Wilhide and her husband David, Emily Devey and her husband, Mark, Ellen Johnston and her husband, Norman. Six grandchildren, Maddigan and Sarah Devey, Callum and Glencora Wilhide, Aidan and Ryan Johnston and his ex-wife, Sandra Maddigan Moore, mother of his daughters.
A Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Marine Corps, he came from a long line of military leaders. His direct ancestors served in every U.S. war effort from the American Revolution through Viet Nam.
Dr. Moore, a founding member of the New England Estuarine Research Society, brought that group to SSU for its first meeting. The Forest River estuary was of particular interest. Drivers on Route 114 could spy him leading a group of students to the shore to observe the habitat. Lucky groups got to go to Lighthouse Point and witness the activities in the tide pools. For him, the most significant "lab" was outdoors.
In retirement, Jay relaxed into his hobbies of sailing, bird-watching and traveling. He built several boats and was a member of the Salem Willows Yacht Club. Boats named Ammophila and Bucephala were known for their smart looks and for their ability to win a race or two.
Parkinson's disease slowed him down, but he could still be found at the YMCA participating in the class designed for those with this movement disorder. No longer able to hold up his binoculars, he gave up bird watching.
May the birds of paradise bless him for his devotion, his passion and his love of the natural world. A summer service is planned. Donations in his memory can be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. Arrangements by Eustis and Cornell of Marblehead. Visit his online guest book at eustisandcornellfuneralhome.com.
(Published Thursday, March 24, 2016 in the Salem News)
Inscription
LTCOL US MARINE CORPS
KOREA
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement