Gordon Moore Jr.

NORTHWOOD - Gordon Moore Jr., 81, of Jenness Pond died Dec. 21, at the CRVNA Hospice House following a brief illness.

A lifelong New Hampshire resident, he is survived by his wife, Patricia (McDonough) Moore; six children, Michael Moore of Northwood, Kim Abouabdo of Houston,Texas; David Moore of Concord, Colleen Schwarz of Concord, Matt Moore of Navarre, Fla., and Kathleen Cruz of Murphy, Texax; 11 grandchildren and a great granddaughter, who called him "Papa"; sister, Mary Foote of Wolfeboro. He was predeceased by his parents, Gordon Moore Sr. and Nan Bean Moore, and many area relatives including the honorable Grover C. Bean of Concord.

He grew up on the south end of Manchester and was a graduate of Manchester Central High School where he played the trumpet in the school band. He was a former building inspector for the town of Hooksett and during much of the 60s and 70s he was a general manager for both Barry Aluminum Products and Mailways of New England in Manchester.

After graduating with a degree in civil engineering from New England College in 1953 he worked as an engineer and surveyor for Manchester Sand & Gravel where he helped build much of the early interstate highway system in northern New England. He was a former Hooksett Citizen of the Year and helped to start the town's youth athletic association and build its athletic field complex. He was a former baseball, basketball and Pop Warner football coach and planning board member in Hooksett. He was a Boy Scout leader and over the years held many positions. He also served the school board both in Hooksett and Trinity High School in Manchester. Most recently he was president of the Jenness Pond Shore Owners Association and chairman of the Pastoral Council at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Pittsfield. He moved from Hooksett to Northwood in 1995 following his retirement as base facilities engineer at the New Boston Satellite Tracking Station.

He spent a lifetime loving his family, serving his community and living true to his belief that doing the right things for the right reasons makes a difference in the world. He was a gentle man, greatly loved, and he will be missed.

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SERVICES: A memorial wake will be held at the Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home, 60 Main St. Pittsfield on Thursday Dec. 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. A memorial Mass will be celebrated Friday,at St. Joseph's Church, Route 4, Northwood at 10 a.m. The Rev. John Loughnane, pastor, will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the CRVNA Hospice House, 30 Pillsbury St. Concord, 03301 or to National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center(NPDPSC), Case Western Reserve University, 2085 Adelbert Rd. Room 419 Cleveland, OH 44106. To sign an online guest book, log on to perkinsandpollard.com.