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Jeffrey Moorehouse Obituary

Jeffrey Allen Moorehouse, 52, of Fort Worth passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013. Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, May 20, at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Graveside service will be held Wednesday in Carthage, Mo. Jeffrey was born Aug. 28, 1960, and was the son of Larry and Patricia Moorehouse of Glendale, Calif. He graduated in 1978 with honors from Carthage Senior High School, where he was active in the Future Farmers of America. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Missouri. He went on to obtain his master's in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois followed by an MBA from the University of Texas at Arlington. Jeff worked at Lockheed Martin and its former legacy companies for over 26 years. He worked on many Lockheed Martin programs, ranging from the National Aerospace Plane to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. He served as senior manager of the Propulsion Systems Group, supervising over 100 engineers across three company sites. Jeff was a senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, member of the Gas Turbine Engines Technical Committee and co-inventor of technologies incorporated in the Lockheed Martin F-35. He served on the Department of Defense science and technology panels, authored technical papers for professional societies, and NATO conferences. Jeff was an active cyclist and swimmer. He also enjoyed traveling, living a healthy lifestyle, cooking and was nicknamed a "foodie" by his close family and friends. He supported education and the arts and always did everything he could for his family and friends. Survivors: Children, Stephanie Moorehouse of Valencia, Calif., and Courtney Moorehouse of Denton; sister, Susan McNeely of Claremore, Okla.; parents, Larry and Patricia Moorehouse of Glendale, Calif.; Christine Moorehouse, mother of Stephanie and Courtney; nieces, Shannon and Tara McNeely of Claremore, Okla.; and many other extended family members.

Published by Star-Telegram on May 18, 2013.
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Jeff it has been five years since your accident. I miss you so much, and think of you every day. Your were my wonderful son, and I was always so proud
of your accomplishments in your life. And, our two wonderful granddaughters
Stephanie and Courtney are doing so well in their lives and you would be so
proud of them. I think of you always and you are the most wonderful son
any mother could ask for. We'll all be together again one day. LOVE YOU
ALWAYS. MOM.

patricia moorehouse

Son

December 11, 2018

My Son Jeff, it has been several years since your accident. I think of you every minute of the day. I guess it won't be long and we will be together again. Love from me to you. DAD

Larry moorehouse

Father

January 18, 2018

Hi Jeff, Its been almost 2 years since your passing my friend and I continue to miss our conversations. take care my friend. Cheers

Mike in Allen TX

March 9, 2015

You be missed my good friend,always enjoyed talking to you on the phone with you and chatting about various subjects. Please take care ;) condolences to the family, he will be missed .

Michael Wilkerson

June 29, 2013

I'm deeply saddened and shocked to hear of Jeff's passing. Jeff and I had worked together many times. I remember Jeff as a bright professional with a great outlook. I enjoyed talking with him. He will be missed.
-Bob Ruszkowski

June 19, 2013

Dear Dad,
I can't believe that I am standing here today, at age 23 and Courtney at age 20, speaking at your funeral. Right now, if you were here, I just know that we would be grabbing a coffee from Pearl Cup and hustling and bustling around Dallas visiting all of the best stores and picking out the next movie we would go see at the Northpark movies together. It absolutely breaks my heart that you had to go this way, this young in your life. I love you more than you could imagine dad and will always hang on to our sweetest memories together. I will never forget how we used to put on the ELO album and dance to “Mr. Blue Sky” all night long with myself on one arm and Courtney on the other. You would swing us around for hours making us laugh and laugh. Even after you broke your toe, you still danced with us and did not complain one bit. As I grew up, you introduced me to imagination and wonder. You inspired me to embrace imagination within myself through all of the fun stories you would tell me and places you told me about. Both you and mom always encouraged me to participate in anything I had interest in and here is the list of what I gave a try: dance, volleyball, basketball, acting class, figure skating, dance team, and finally violin. And I am very glad I chose to stick with the violin :)
! In 7th grade, I remember you helping me create my science fair project about pollution in the rivers in DFW. We went down the entire Trinity river in Fort Worth, Arlington, and Dallas to get samples and took our time gathering everything we needed. I later found out that I won first place in the science fair that year, and I looked at you and was in awe of how intelligent you were and how you helped me get the grand prize! I never imagined winning a science fair, let alone going to a state level competition, and because of you dad, I finally believed that I was capable. You and Courtney also had a chance to excel with a very complicated
?project her freshman year of college. The project was to build a moving kinetic sculpture with working gears. You and Court worked tediously on the project until you almost felt crazy and you said, “Courtney this is so detailed, I could never do this for a living!” After long hours of work, Court turned in the project and a few days later found the sculpture displayed in a prestigous showcase. Dad you were truly brilliant at everything you put your mind to, and you inspired both Courtney and me to be the best we can be in our education.
! You also had a passion for the environment which was outstanding and you opened up my heart to so many aspects of life. We used to watch shark week every year together and when you explained how sealife was possibly going to go extinct, you inspired me to create a save the sealife club in 5th grade. Thank you for teaching me compassion like that dad. I will never forget how much you believed in being healthy and taking care of yourself. You made me laugh so many times when I would call and see what you were doing and it was always “about to work out Steph!” or you would give me step-by-step instructions on how to cook the latest healthy meal you discovered. Almost every Thanksgiving over the past decade when I was with mom I would call you and you always said, “I'm cooking sea bass for Thanksgiving with kale and watching the game” and I would think to myself wow, my dad is so strong not to eat the typical meal I wish I could have self control like that! And the holidays that I spent with him and Courtney were filled with movie marathons and homemade vegetarian meals and apple pie. I never thought I would enjoy meatless roasts until he told me to just try it and I have been hooked ever since. :) I loved when you gave me recipe advice and encouraged me to be healthy and I will cherish your words of wisdom for the rest of my life. You were the strongest and bravest person I knew and you were NEVER afraid to stand up for yourself and others at any given time. You were grounded
in yourself and taught me how to be strong not only for myself but for those I love too. A phrase that I will always remember you saying is to “stay true to yourself no matter what, and follow your dreams, there is nothing you cannot accomplish.” When I doubted if I could finish school, you were there instantly and had the perfect words to keep me driven. Any time I called you to tell you I just don't think I can do this anymore...You always found a solution and never let me give up. You always told me that you believed in me and I just want to say to you in heaven that I believed in you too daddy, for my entire life. You were the sweetest man I ever got to know in this life, you loved with EVERYTHING that you had and gave with everything that you had. Thank you for giving me the best childhood a daughter could have. In my last phone call with you, I remember how happy you sounded and I thought to myself, “Wow, thank you Jesus that he is at peace in his life!” I could not stop grinning the entire time I talked with you. You told me how proud you were of my latest accomplishments and told me, “I told you, you can do anything!” You also told me how much you loved Courtney and my mom and I had tears in my eyes when you told me, “Stephanie, you and Courtney are the best things that have happened to me in my life and I will always love your mother, she is such a good person. I pray for you guys every day.” We wrapped up our conversation the way we always did with a “stay healthy and take care of yourself Steph, be careful, and talk to you soon. I love you.” I never got a chance to speak with him again, but I will forever feel peace in my heart for him because I know that Jesus has him in his both of his hands. I love you always and forever dad <3

Stephanie Moorehouse

May 28, 2013

It was such shocking news to hear about Jeff. I worked with Jeff back in the NASP days and our paths crossed occassionally at Lockheed. He was one of the good guys. My deepest condolences to the family.

Dan Stevens

May 22, 2013

Larry and Pat our sincere, heartfelt prayers are with all of you. This is so hard for all of us who love Jeff so very much. He truly was a dedicated Christian man who gave respect and honor to all people. He loved Stephanie and Courtney so much and was so very proud of them. We are truly blessed to have known and loved him.

Janet Ott Chambers

May 20, 2013

I am deeply saddened at hearing of Jeff's passing. I left Lockheed a month ago and this news is shocking. He was a colleague and friend and will be missed. I have known him and worked with him for over 15 years. We talked all the time and worked closely in our support of the AIAA. My sincere condolences to his daughters and family.

Bruce McKay

May 20, 2013

I am so sorry to hear of Jeff's passing. I didn't know him personally, but I always passed him in the halls and we would always exchange hello's and how are you today? All my deepest condolences to his family and close friends. May Jeff rest in peace.

Sharon Eliot

May 20, 2013

I'm saddened by the sudden and tragic loss of Jeff. My heartfelt sympathies and prayers go out to his family and friends. Jeff was a great guy with a positive attitude. He had a fun sense of humor and always treated everyone so well. Jeff was a technical innovator and a leader in his field. He always smiled. I'm going to miss that. It was an honor to know him.

Kevan Western

May 20, 2013

Uncle Larry, Aunt Patti & Susan,

I continue to recall with the fondest of memories that summer we spent with you all in Carthage, bottle rockets, barrel races, and Tuffy...as well as your visits north. Linda and I were shocked and deeply saddened to hear of Jeff's passing. Please be strong, we know there are somethings which will never stop hurting. We pray for you all in your time of grieving.

God Bless,
Kevin & Linda Peck

Kevin Peck

May 20, 2013

I am extremely sorry that Jeff has left us. I worked with Jeff on the National Aerospace Plane project and remember when he pursued he was pursuing his management studies. Jeff was a quiet, competent engineer. The last time I spoke with him directly was at Emler Swim School. He had taken his two daughters there for probably the last swim lessons they needed at the school. Our paths will all cross again, and I wish his family and friends peace.

May 19, 2013

Larry, Pat, and Susan
I can't tell you how shocked I was when I received the news about Jeff. Even though our close friendship slipped away over the years due to marriage, fatherhood, and careers I'm deeply saddened by Jeff's passing. I still remember how Jeff and I became best friends in Mrs Smith's fourth grade class at Columbian Elementary School. I remember all of the camping trips and laughter over the years. I remember our adventures from the summer of '81 when Jeff and I were in Tulsa. I remember Jeff convincing me that I could make it though engineering school, and I'm glad I listened. I still remember the last time I talked to Jeff on the phone, there was no talk about careers or accomplishments, only the goodness of our friendship. My dad's heart was broken when I told him the news, as dad always considered Jeff a son. My life is better for having known him, and a I will hold to those memories of our friendship all the more.

Mark

Mark Probert

May 18, 2013

So shocked and grieved to hear of Jeff's untimely death. I have worked with Jeff since the mid eighties and consider it a privilege to experience is creativity and passion for life ( especially fatherhood) professionally and as a friend.
Linda (Carter) O'Brien

May 18, 2013

It is with immeasurable sadness and our deepest condolences for your loss.

Nancy, Samantha, Natalie Petters

May 18, 2013

Uncle Larry and Aunt Patty,
We were so sorry to hear the news about Jeff. We still talk about the trip we made when Whitney was a baby and laughed out loud for the first time at "Zipper".
I remember I followed Jeff and a classmate home for a weekend to your home in Carthage. Good times.
We are very saddened by your loss and we do realize that there are no words that can ease the grief you and Jeff's girls and Susan are suffering with at this time.
You can best believe that Jeff is at home now with the Moorehouses and Longs, and a cousin named Tim, and all are looking down on us from above.
You are in our thoughts each and every day.
Love,
Warren and Nancy Peck

May 18, 2013

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