Ray-MOORE-Obituary

Ray MOORE

Smyrna, Georgia

Age 90

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Smyrna, Georgia

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Family-Placed Death NoticeMOORE, Ray Newsman for Five Decades Award- Winning Journalist Chronicled Historic Times In 1963, when President Kennedy was assassinated and reaction was pouring in from world leaders, NBC News wanted a reaction from arguably the most important human rights leader...

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Thanks for bringing Tom Brokaw to light.

Sarah: We were so sorry to hear about your loss. Ray was a special person and always made us feel special when we interacted with him at Georgia Tech events. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Carole and Amyn Teja

I'm sorry for your lost and may God be with you and your family.

He was an Atlanta icon and always will be.

Mr. Moore was a great human being. He was always pleasnt to be around. God now has someone who can interview everybody. Thank God for loaning Ray to us.

Taffie Maynard
Decatur, Ga

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

May the peace promised in God's Word(John 14:27) sustain all of you and help you endure.
Renee - Atlanta, GA

I had to smile when I read my colleague, Don McClellan, write about Ray's accuracy. As the young woman who had the privilege to anchor the noon news with Ray in the early 80's, I would benefit from that accuracy daily. Ray was such a gentleman, he would always wait until commercial breaks to gently tell me all the mistakes I had just made, in pronunciation or grammar. At first I would challenge him, but after looking up my mistakes time and time again and finding Ray ALWAYS right, I just...

Sarah and sons, the voice of Ray Moore still resonates in my heart's ear, long after he went off the air! He was an Atlanta fixture, right up there with Martin Luther King, Jr, Robert Shaw....
Please accept my deepest sympathy and sorrow for your loss. A great, humble, honest, generous and mellifluous man has found the peace that passeth all understanding.