Robert âBobâ Dean Moore, our loving husband and father, and faithful friend to so many passed away in his home on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the age of 81. He was born January 24,1939 in Hatfield, Mo., to Kenneth and Lucille Moore and had a joy-filled childhood playing and working on farms in northern Missouri with his brother and sisters.
He graduated from high school in Bethany, Mo., enlisted in the Army Reserves and began a twenty-year career with Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. On a shared ride home from work, he met his lifelong love, Deloris âDeeâ Sturgeon. They married in 1958, started a family and built a remarkable life together. In 1976, he talked Dee into an adventure of moving the family to Wyoming where he started a concrete construction company and then worked as a pipe liner and controller at BP/Amoco for twenty-two years which included moves to Denver and then Tulsa.
After retirement, he filled his days gardening in his yard, cooking breakfast for the weekly menâs Bible study at church, spending lots of time with grandkids, and taking one more brief adventure to live in Surprise, Arizona.
Bobâs life was one of extraordinary ability to encourage and help others. He loved serving as usher and coffeemaker at church, coaching his sonsâ baseball teams, helping a neighbor with a concrete project or calling friends and siblings just to catch up. He and Dee welcomed foster children into their home in Missouri and Wyoming, sometimes with 14 people living under one roof. We estimate they fostered more than 90 children over 21 years.
His life was also one of big-hearted fun and he made friends wherever he went. Friends and family know him as devoted Kansas City Chiefs fan, out west road tripper, avid history and Louie LâAmour reader, bowling buddy, fudge maker, morning whistler, classroom yodeler, and western movie lover.
All this wonderful life was shaped and guided by a deep, honest and visible faith in Christ. He believed in Godâs goodness and shared it with others often. Even in the most difficult seasons, he carried himself with an eternal optimism that translated âitâs going to be ok.â
He is survived by his loving wife, Deloris; son, Terry (Jackie); son, Doug (Penny); daughter, Denise McKinney (Gary); daughter, Tami Dillon (Jeremy); foster daughters, Wendy Wells and DeShawn Schmidt (Curtis); sisters, Elizabeth Carter (Ed) and Carol Coulson; grandchildren, Sabrina Cady, Joshua Moore, Chandra Males, Sandra Moore, Travis Jobe, Lanie McKinney, Ashley Dillon, Keleigh Dillon, and Garrison McKinney; and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Lucille, brother, Richard and sister, Marilyn Calligan.
Bob will be remembered and celebrated for his selfless service to others, constant care for familyâalways wanting everyone there, and being a one man cheering section for his kids and grandkids. His was a standout love as husband, father and friend and it was given in our lives every time it mattered. Due to the current crisis caused by the Coronavirus, a private family service was held on Friday April 3, 2020. A Celebration of Life Service will be planned for a later date this year.