Patricia Moore

1931 - 2023

Patricia Joan Huggins Moore May 1, 1931 - November 10, 2023 Patricia Joan Huggins Moore of Boulder, Colorado passed away peacefully in her sleep at home, on November 10, 2023, at age 92. She was deeply loved by ever yone knew her. who manager of a diverse staff during the '60s and early '70s, before diversity was common or even likely. She was a committed feminist, social activist, and community leader for numerous humanitarian causes. Volunteerism and civic involvement were an integral part of Pat's life. She was involved with and served on numerous nonprofit boards including the National Organization of Women (NOW), the American Association of the University Women (AAUW), NAACP, YWCA, AKA Sorority, Girl Scouts, the Boulder Human Relations Commission, and was a devoted member of St. Aidan's Episcopal Church. She was a Docent at the Denver Art Museum. But her life was marred by personal tragedy. Her first child and only daughter Karen, was killed in a car accident at age 18, a loss that was devastating to Pat. Her mother Marcella, who came to live with her in Boulder passed away suddenly at the early age of 70. Other people might have broken down over these tragedies, but Pat was fur ther strengthened, and she never wavered or showed weakness while raising her two young sons alone. Pat loved Boulder. Boulder was her utopia. Pat was admired throughout the community, counting many neighbors, professors, and Civic leaders among her friends. She loved the mountains and the outdoors. She took her kids camping, fishing, skiing, and traveling throughout the State to ensure that they had a well-rounded and fulfilled Colorado childhood. Her kids never witnessed her pain which was inevitably internalized. She never displayed anger or bitterness. She was the sweetest, most compassionate, enlightened, and cultured woman and mother. Starting 10 years ago, she was afflicted with the scourge of Alzheimer's, which progressed until her death. This was an excr uciatingly painful ordeal for her and her family as her memor y and her brilliant mind deteriorated. But Pat was optimistic, joyful, and dancing all the way to the end of her full and tragic life. Our Pat's heart was as big as the front range, and her intellect soared like the Rocky Mountains. She had a lust for life, and she lived it to the fullest. She epitomized gregariousness, generosity, and grace. Her Louisiana home-cooking and hospitality were well known, as she hosted countless guests for dinners, including visiting scholars, professors, foreign students, CU football players and community leaders at her home under the Flatirons. Pat was born on May 1, 1931, to Dr. Hastings Horne Huggins and Mrs. Marcella Dumas Huggins in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was brilliant, beautiful, and precocious from the start. She was steeped in classic literature, art and good manners by her highly cultured mother. As a child, she once had breakfast with Harlem Renaissance poet, Langston Hughes at the kitchen table when he was a guest at her parents' home in the segregated South. Pat attended Howard University in Washington DC at age 15, and graduated Summa Cum Laude in Urban Studies and Human Relations. She received a Lucy Moten Fellowship to study and travel throughout the cities of Europe for six weeks. She pursued her Masters in social work at Bryn Mar College in Philadelphia, and later finished her graduate studies at the University of Colorado in 1967. At Howard, she met and married World War II and Korean War Veteran, Curtis William Moore, who became a Lt. Colonel, in the U.S. Air Force. They had three children, Karen, Curtis, and Eric. They were stationed around the world, living in Germany, Japan, Ohio, Washington DC, and Boulder. While in Japan, Pat embraced the culture. She learned Japanese, the art of tea, and taught English to Japanese officer's wives. She traveled to Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong. Pat had an insatiable love for the world, diverse cultures, and all people. In 1967, her husband was promoted to the Pentagon, then went to fight in Vietnam. Upon his return, he divorced her after 20 years of marriage, and she returned with her three young children to Boulder, in 1970, where she raised her family and persevered as a single mother. She became one of the highest ranking Black Female employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), working first in Washington DC and then in Denver where she was a respected extraordinar y Pat be dearly missed, and she will live on forever in our hearts and fondest memories. Heaven just received an angel. Patricia is survived by her two sons, Cur tis William Moore II and Eric Brian Moore, her grandchildren, Jordan Clifford, Jazalyn Deja, Tara Alexandra, Miles Ravi, great grandson, Mason, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews throughout the countr y.