Mr. Gary L. Moore, Commander, U.S. Navy, Ret., 72, of Frederick, highly decorated navel aviator, died on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, Frederick Memorial Hospital.
He was the beloved husband of Margaret B. Moore, his wife of 6 � years.
Born on March 14, 1936, in Crescent, CA, he was the son of the late Lorin A. and Rachel Bosch Moore. Gary graduated from the University of California in 1959 with a B.A, in mathematics.
In April of 1959, he joined the Navy Aviation Officers Candidate Program, was commissioned as Ensign in August 1959, and designated a Naval Aviator in February 1961, and was deployed the the USS Midway.
He later served as an instructor pilot in Attack Squadron 125 and next was assigned to the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards AFB in California, graduating in 1965, having flown most of the USAF century series fighter aircraft.
During the Vietnam War, Gary was assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk and later the USS Independence.
In 1977 he was named Executive Officer of Fighter Squadron 41.
During his Naval career, which spanned from 1959-82, he was awarded 5 Air Metals and the Navy Commendation Metal; other awards include: Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation, Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, Vietnam Service Metal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Metal, National Defense Service Metal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Expert Pistol Shot Metal. Gary enjoyed gardening, woodworking, cooking, reading, classical music and loved solving math problems.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Kimberly Reavis and husband Randy; 4 grandchildren: Sara Sparr, Allysa, Dereck and Megan Moore all of Colorado; 2 great grandchildren: Sutton and Ella; 3 brothers: Ronald, Richard and Kenneth Moore; a sister, Patricia Powell; a step-son, John Parker and wife Darlene, of Felton, DE; a step-daughter, Martha Cossey and husband Mark of Merrimack, NH; step-grandchildren: Zack, Faith and Cara Parker, Will and Jordan Cossey.
Mr. Moore was preceded in death by a son, Erick Moore
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Services:
The family will receive friends from 2-3 PM on Saturday, January 31, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick where a memorial service will begin at 3:00 PM with Rev. Barbara Daniel of Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ, Frederick officiating.
Interment will occur at a later date.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058.
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