John Bruce Moore

GLADEWATER — Memorial services for John Bruce Moore, 76, of Gladewater, will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2012, at First Christian Church in Gladewater, 309 Cotton Street, followed by a reception/visitation in the fellowship hall.
John Bruce Moore passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012, after a 14-month battle with cancer. Although his legal residence was in Dallas, he spent his last years in Gladewater in the furniture business.
He was born November 19, 1935, in Gladewater, to Sam and Harriet Moore, who preceded him in death. John graduated from Gladewater High School in 1954, having represented his school in statewide tennis and slide rule competitions. He earned a B.A. from Texas Christian University, a Ph.D. in philosophy and a law degree from Harvard.
During and after his teaching career at Kalamazoo College and Northwestern University, he pursued his intellectual interest in the relationship between law and philosophy. His Ph.D. dissertation was entitled "The Moral Justification of Punishment."
In 2001, one of his former students from Kalamazoo College established the "John Bruce Moore Prize in Philosophy and Law," given annually to a law student at New York University Law School.
John is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Nielsen Moore; son and wife, Douglas and Heather; grandchildren, Elijah and Alice; sister, Mary Ann Moore; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.
John donated his body to medical school research.
If so desired, memorial donations may be made to the First Christian Church, P.O. Box 1727, Gladewater, TX 75647; Lee Public Library, 312 W. Pacific Avenue, Gladewater, TX 75647; or The Manna House, 1710 N. Main Street, Gladewater, TX 75647.
Please leave online condolences at www.croleyfh.net