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James Willard Moore

Portland, Oregon

1938 - 2024

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DIED
October 15, 2024
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Portland, Oregon

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James Willard Moore11/17/1938 - 10/15/2024Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Bill was the first-born of Robert E. Moore and Marianne Tyler Moore. As a dependent of a career army officer, he experienced a wide variety of cultures, growing up in Santa Fe, Texas, post-war Germany, France & Japan,...

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My heart goes out to you who have known Bill best. I've been singing with Bill for years, and that's how we related. When he used to live in the Bay Area, we met in person at Arlene Immerman's house for the "Little Pink" session, then when he moved to Portland to be near his brother, Bill joined the ballad group via Zoom. Bill loved The Bonny Bunch of Roses and all Napoleonic songs. He delighted in sea songs, songs in Scots, and challenging tongue-twisters like The Railway Porter...