Dr. John Bradley "Brad" Moring

Dr. John Bradley (Brad) Moring, Col. US Army Medical Corps (Ret.), passed peacefully June 20, 2005. He enjoyed 90 years of life, born November 30, 1914 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, the only child of Laura and John E. Moring. During his childhood he was involved in the YMCA and Boy Scouts earning the rank of Eagle Scout. He attended Wabash College on a football scholarship, graduating with a BA in Liberal Arts Class of '33. He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and served as Grand Master his senior year. He received his M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1941. He entered the US Army in 1942 and retired a decorated Colonel in 1972. During his army career he received a Masters of Hospital Administration from Baylor University in 1969 and was commander of numerous Army Hospitals overseas and stateside. After his retirement he continued to practice medicine at the State Chest Hospital and Brook Army Medical Center. He was a master gardener and spent many Saturday mornings working with the Children's Garden at the Botanical Gardens. He enjoyed baking bread, and was known as the Crusty Loafer. He was an outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing and especially his dogs. He was a member of the Romeo Club (Retired Old Men Eating Out) and the Lion Tamers, a military social group. He is preceded in death by his first wife of 30 years, Eloise Andrews Moring, his daughter Laura Nelson, grandchildren Elizabeth Ann Moring and Thomas Bradley McAdams. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Rita Dixon Moring, his daughters Mary Kay McAdams (husband Skip) of San Antonio; Ann Moring (husband Carl Parris) of Rhinebeck, New York; Lisa Landry (husband Kim) of College Station; sons John B. Moring, Jr. (wife Eleanor) of Boerne; Steve Moring (wife Nancy) of Oskaloosa, Kansas; and Greg Moring (wife Linda) of Bothell, Washington; eighteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. He will be missed by all those he touched and inspired.