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Dr.Ernest Eugene Moore, age 88, of Eyth
Road, Butler, Pennsylvania died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 3:55
p.m. in the Butler VA Medical Center.
Born November 22, 1921 in Russelton,
Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Harvey Andrew Moore and
Lillian Barbara Heist.
Dr. Moore was a graduate of Butler
High School, Capital University in Columbus, Ohio where he earned
his bachelor's degree, and the University of Cincinnati Medical
School where he earned his Doctorate of Medicine. He completed an
internship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School and went
on to serve as a Captain in the U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne Division at
Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Dr. Moore began his career as a
well-known and well-loved family physician in the Butler area in
1950 with a private practice in family medicine. In 1985 he became a
partner in the Critical Care Association and in 1994 joined the
Butler Medical Associates, where he retired in 2000. Dr. Moore was a
life member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, a member
of the Board of Family Practice, a Life member of the Pennsylvania
Medical Society, a member and past President of the Butler County
Medical Society, serving two terms as President. He was certified as
a diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice, a past
President of the American Cancer Society, and a past member of the
Butler Chamber of Commerce. Until he became disabled, "Doc's"
interests were medicine, gardening, tennis, golf, skiing, reading,
playing bridge, and his family. Dr. Moore was a member of Saint
Andrews United Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Moore is survived by his wife,
Sally "Sarah" Moore of Butler, whom he married on August 5, 1972. In
addition, he is survived by six sons, Dr. E. Eugene Moore and his
wife, Dr. Sarah Moore of Denver, CO; Dr. John B. Moore and his wife,
Debbie of Denver, CO; Dr. Fred A. Moore and his wife, Paula of
Fulshear, TX; Jeffrey P. Leslie and his wife, Dr. Renee Kottenhahn
of Wilmington, DE; Gregory S. Leslie and his wife, Maria Stetzer
Leslie of O'Fallon, MO; Bradley D. Leslie and his wife, Susan Perry
Leslie of Butler; four daughters, Kathleen A. Hanners and her
husband, Dr. Chris Hanners of Chillicothe, OH; Deborah L. Grant and
her husband, David Grant of Gibsonia, PA; Theresa J. Otto and her
husband, Dave Otto of Denver, CO; Dawn K. Roccki of Butler, twenty-one
grandchildren, Hunter and Peter Moore, Jessica and Travis Moore, Kaitie and Ian Moore, Sophia and Charlotte Leslie, Alison and Nicole
Leslie, Sarah and David Leslie, Noah and Dr. Emilie Hanners, Logan and
Jonathan Aal, Isaac Hanners, Abby, Ben and Emily Grant, Molly and
Mason Otto, and Hannah Roccki; two brothers, Dr. Leroy Moore of
Santa Barbara, CA and Harvey Moore of Butler; six nieces and
fourteen nephews.
Dr. Moore was preceded in death by
his first wife, Mary Ann Burroughs, and one brother, Dr. Lincoln Moore of Columbus, Ohio.
A memorial service for Dr. Moore will
be held at St. Andrews United Presbyterian Church on Saturday,
January 16, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Merry H. Meloy of St.
Andrews United Presbyterian Church officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests memorial donations be made to Saint Andrews United
Presbyterian Church 201 East Jefferson Street, Butler, Pennsylvania
16001 or to the Community Health Clinic, 103 Bonnie Drive, Butler,
Pennsylvania 16002. |
A Life Remembered . . .