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DANIEL MOORE Obituary
62, of Oakmont, PA, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Loving son of Mary Elizabeth (Klemstine) Moore and the late Daniel L. Moore; dear brother of Barbara (Craig) Biddle, Betsy (Carl) Mauro, David (Marty) Moore, Richard (Mary Raivel) Moore, Joe Moore, and the late Tommy Moore; beloved uncle of Rachel and Hannah Moore, and Bryce and Brenna Mauro. Friends and relatives will be received on Friday, November 2, 2012 from 3-8 p.m. at the BURKET-TRUBY FUNERAL HOME CREMATION & ALTERNATIVE SERVICES, INC., 421 Allegheny Ave., Oakmont. Blessing Service Saturday, November 3, 2012, 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Dan co-founded McIntyre & Moore, Booksellers in Harvard Square. It became the preeminent academic used bookstore in the Boston area. Friend and fellow bookseller Gene Paquette, Vice President of Powells Booksellers, Chicago said about Dan, "For 25 years, Dan ran the finest used bookstore in Boston, a region renowned for its used bookstores." In fact, in a 2006 brochure aimed at prospective students, Tufts University described McIntyre & Moore as follows: "McIntyre & Moore can lay claim to being the finest serious academic used bookstore in the United States." A devoted Pirates and Steelers fan, though Dan spent most of his adult life in Chicago and Boston, his heart never really left Pittsburgh.The family suggets memorial donations to Reading Is Fundamental, Attn: Development Department, P.O. Box 33728, Washington, DC 20033.
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October 17, 2013
I worked across the street from Danny for ten years. One of the best times I had was the time that Danny took me to a Red Sox game. I had so much fun with him. I too will miss Danny's shy, boyish smile.
Danny was exceptionally kind and generous. I once called him for help when my car broke down, not realizing that he was working in Lawrence instead of Somerville. He drove 90 minutes to where I was at, another hour to take me where I needed to go and then 90 more minutes back to his business, and never once made me feel bad about it.
Cindy Jaycox
Kristen Todeschini
September 4, 2013
I worked at McIntyre & Moore when it was in Davis Square in the early 2000's. Danny was a pleasure to work for; he was smart and patient and so unassumingly funny. I loved him like an uncle. I loved occasionally having a drink with him in a neighborhood bar, loved his bookstore and will always remember the way his shy smile spread across his face.
Ellen Falls
April 15, 2013
Fondly remembered. A kind and gentle soul with a passion for baseball. A regular at the Woodlawn Tap, a fierce card player, namesake for Will and Emilie's son, a true and loyal friend to Mike. Always remembered.
Michael Lepera
December 23, 2012
I was very saddened by the news of Danny's passing, and my condolences go out to his family and to the bookselling community, of which he was such a vital part. In my years working for Danny and Mike in Harvard Square I learned so much about the book world, and book history, and from Danny in particular I gleaned a small part of his expertise in bookbinding, for which I'm particularly grateful. I'll miss Danny's mischievous sense of humor and his passion for the Pirates. I'm glad I got to catch up with him and Mike before the Porter Square store closed.
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Bill Saunders
November 7, 2012
I am shocked that Dan has died. He was a truly generous, kind, connected person. My condolences to his family.
jon strymish
November 5, 2012
Dann was one of my favorite people in the book business, and always one of the nicest kindest people you could ever meet, this is a loss to all of us.
Cheryl Gant
November 5, 2012
Dan was a great guy. I met him in 1987 when I first started going to Cambridge to sell books for Texas Bookman. Later at Cirobe we had a dinner we called "Girl's night out with Dan Moore" He was always fun and ran an amazing used and scholarly bookstore.
Tim Baldwin
November 4, 2012
Dan was my best junior high school friend. He was an excellent golfer-a trait he inherited from his old man. We were junior members of the Oakmont Country Club, one of the best golf courses in the country if not the world. The club was closed on Mondays, so we could play as much as we wanted, sometimes as many as 36 holes! What great fun! Dan was the smartest kid in our class. The English teacher would read Dan's themes out loud to the rest of the students as an example of "how to do it right", embarrassing poor Dan and annoying the rest of us. Dan was quiet, a little shy, studious and sometimes intense. He loved books and reading. It is no surprise to me that he ran a first class bookstore. I only saw Dan a few times after he left Oakmont for Phillips Exeter Academy, but even after almost 50 years I never forgot what a great friend he was to me. God Bless him and his family.
brian morrison
November 4, 2012
Sad news. I worked for Danny for two years in both the Cambridge and Somerville locations. He was one of the smartest, sharpest and hardest working people I've ever known. It was an honor to work for him and learn some of what he had to teach. He did a lot of good for the world in the time he had here and will be missed.
Jeffrey Postel
November 3, 2012
My condolences to Dan's family. Dan and I sold books to each other for close to 30 years, and I considered him someone I could always go to with book related questions. We also talked alot of baseball. He loved the Pirates, but knew the whole game in detail. We would meet at the same Cambridgeport laundromat in more recent years and bemoan the demise of traditional used bookshops. I will miss him a great deal.
November 3, 2012
George F Rhawn sends his condolences to his cousin Mary Betty on the loss of her son.
November 2, 2012
My thoughts and prayers to Aunt Betty and family. I had an opportunity to stop by the bookstore a few years ago, great time catching up.
Love Joy Moore
November 2, 2012
"Daniel ran a great bookstore--the store was a champion of small presses and local poets."--Doug Holder/Ibbetson Street Press
Gloria Mindock
November 2, 2012
My thoughts and prayers are with Daniel's family and friends. He will be missed. My very first anniversary reading was at his bookstore for Cervena Barva Press. I am so sorry to hear this.
Thomas Brennan
November 2, 2012
In a sense, McIntyre & Moore got me started down the road as a bookseller. Years ago, I was in the Navy and stationed in Newport, RI. One day, to get away from the noise of that Navy base, I drove up to Boston to wander around. In the afternoon, I happened by chance upon McIntyre & Moore in Cambridge. I found a book in there called The Golden Thirteen: Recollections of the First Black Naval Officers, which I bought for a more than reasonable price. The next weekend, I went back, and that book had been replaced on the shelf by another copy, which I also bought. I sold the second copy to a guy on my ship for a small profit, and to a certain extent, I was off and running. I went back to McIntyre & Moore as often as possible after that, and eventually, when they saw I was serious about books, they told me how to open book-buying accounts at Powell's Chicago; Texas Bookman; and Daedalus. After my time in the Navy, I started as a book seller in my own right, due in no small part to my visits to McIntyre & Mooore. I did not know either of the principals too well, but I thought from the times I spoke to Dan that he did seem like a kind soul. I will always have fond memories of them because of my discoveries there.
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