Dr. John Bradley "Brad" Moring

DR. JOHN BRADLEY "BRAD" MORING, COL. U.S. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, 90, of Texas, passed peacefully Monday, June 20, 2005. Born Nov. 30, 1914, in Fort Wayne, he was 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 '37. 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 U.S. 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 was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. He will be missed by all those he touched and inspired." He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Rita Dixon Moring; his daughters, Mary Kay (husband, Skip) McAdams of San Antonio; Ann Moring (husband, Carl Parris) of Rhinebeck, New York; Lisa (husband, Kim) Landry of College Station; sons, John B. (wife, Eleanor) Moring Jr. of Boerne, Steve (wife, Nancy) Moring of Oskaloosa, Kan. and Greg (wife, Linda) Moring of Bothell, Wash.; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 30 years, Eloise Andrews Moring; his daughter, Laura Nelson; and grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann Moring and Thomas Bradley McAdams.