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Janet Moore Obituary
08/30/1930 - 02/19/2025
Janet Julia Trucksess Moore, age 94, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025. Born in Brownsburg, Indiana, on August 30, 1930, she spent her early years in Maryland and Virginia before embarking on a remarkable life journey.
While attending Texas Christian University, she met the love of her life, Jess Eugene (Gene) Moore. After earning her BA in art, she and Gene married in Herndon, Virginia, in 1951. They built a beautiful life together, first in Fort Worth, then in Midland, Texas, where they had three girls. In 1957, they moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, where their son was born, but soon returned to Midland-the place they always said they belonged. It remained their home for more than 60 years before moving to the Dallas area to be closer to family.
Talented and creative, Jan was an exceptional watercolorist and seamstress, expressing herself through art and needlework. Her kindness, sense of humor, and warmth extended beyond the canvas-her beautiful soprano voice filled the home, the car, and even the stage, as she performed in Midland Community Theater musicals.
She and Jess shared a passion for travel, exploring the world together on their own and with their children or friends. They loved their trips to Alaska and Hawaii, and had a great adventure when they visited Australia and New Zealand. Learning to snow ski in their 50's, they continued until their late 70's! Some of their most cherished memories were made on family ski trips to Colorado and New Mexico.
Jan is greatly missed and touched many lives. She remained a source of love, warmth, and inspiration to those around her as she gracefully moved into her later years. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother. She leaves behind a loving family who misses her dearly and will hold her close in their memory: her husband of 73 years, Jess (Gene) Moore; her children and sons-in-law, Carolyn Moore (Darrel VanDyke), Sandy Steele (Guy Steele), Gayle Barrera (John Barrera), and William (Bill) Moore; four grandchildren; two sisters and her sister-in-law; and nieces, nephews, and many cousins and family friends.
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