Eunice E. Moore

Eunice Moore Obituary

Of Melrose, formerly of Malden, August 19, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Howard C. Moore, with whom she shared 36 years of marriage. Dear and longtime loving friend of Blanche Holland of Somerville. Funeral Service at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 26 Washington St., Malden Thursday, August 21 at 10 AM. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend. Interment will follow in Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden. For obituary or guestbook please visit www.robinsonfuneralhome.com. Robinson Funeral Home Melrose (781) 665-1900

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Published by Boston Globe on Aug. 20, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Eunice Moore

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Ken Buck

August 21, 2008

I will remember Eunice Esther Young Moore as representative of an era now vanished. It was marked by white glove civility, Palmer method handwriting and a sense of decorum that helped to create loyal friendships.

Rooted from birth in the City of Malden, she was a neighbor, had neighbors and lived in a neighborhood where doors were never locked. She knew everyone. Memories of her family were good and the house where she was born became her own when her parents died. She clearly loved them and it was evident that they doted on their only child.

Eunice was a woman of significant academic achievement during a time when most women did not obtain college degrees. She taught business in the Malden school system for 44 years and at age 54 married Howard Cross Moore. When they entered retirement they were fully prepared to enjoy life with each other.

Eunice and Howard drove their own cars until well into their eighties, played cards, went to church suppers (often with me in tow) and socialized with a galaxy of friends. Indeed, for days on end, they were rarely seen at home.

I know because I became their neighbor in January, 1985. Eunice and Howard were fond of sitting on the front porch whenever they could so it was natural to give them a “Hello!” when I passed by.

Conversation is an art and Eunice’s skills were honed to perfection. When she and Howard invited me into their home, we frequently conversed for three to four hours. Conversations were never dull and we often talked until it was time to go home and go to sleep. Given that I was born forty years later than Mrs. Moore, I thought then, and I think now, that this was remarkable.

A great hymn declares that “time, like an ever rolling stream, bears all her sons [and daughters] away.” As they aged, the Moore’s friends began to disappear one by one… “Turk”, Rod, Dot, Connie… Eunice survived her family and her contemporaries and moved into a nursing home and a world strange to her sensibilities. The woman who said that she never considered her own mortality until she was well into her eighties has now passed through the boundaries of time and become part of what lies beyond the temporal.

My stubborn, shrewd, gregarious and vulnerable Yankee friend is now gone. Her passing marks the end of her era. Her death also marks the end of an era in my own life. Even though she was full of years and lived well for a good portion of her life, death and separation are still a wrenching insult to the connection we’ve had for 23 years.

Eunice, may you be welcomed into the Kingdom you did not understand. May your fears and uncertainties flee from you and may the King give you rest and joy. Thank you for treating me as a son.

Ken

Cynthia Saraceno

August 20, 2008

We can take comfort in knowing we have a special guardian angel to watch over us.

Eunice Moore (Young) when she was 96 years old

August 20, 2008

Maureen Strong

August 20, 2008

My thoughts and prayers are with Eunice today. Her suffering and pain over at last. May God rest her soul in peace. Hers was a life well lived.

April Fong-Connors

August 20, 2008

My deepest sympathies to all the friends that Eunice leaves behind. She was a fine, loving, well educated women who touched the lives of many people in Malden. I will miss her, but I am comforted, knowing that she is no longer suffering and is with Jesus.

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