Dr. H. Weston Moses

Dr. H. Weston Moses, a founding partner of Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants, Springfield, Illinois, died on Sunday April 15, 2007, at the age of 62, from pancreatic cancer. Dr. Moses was born in San Antonio, Texas, April 7, 1945, to Walter Raleigh and Mae Beth Moses. He grew up in Texas and northern Virginia and was educated at Annandale High School, Annandale, Virginia, and the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, where he received a B.A. in chemistry in 1967 and an M.D. in 1971. He went on to Yale University in New Haven for his internship and medical residency. He served as U.S. Medical Officer in Hawaii in 1972-75, and later went to the University of Rochester for a cardiology fellowship and faculty teaching position. In 1981 he came to Springfield, Illinois, to join a new cardiology practice that grew into Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants. His dedication to medicine and patient care was instrumental in helping to bring state-of-the-art cardiology to Springfield and central Illinois. He was widely recognized as an outstanding clinician, cardiology consultant, teacher and clinical researcher. He continued with Prairie Cardiovascular until his retirement from medical practice in 2006. He also served on the faculty of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. In addition, he was extremely active in service to the medical community, and in 1990 he received a Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians, Illinois Chapter. He was particularly honored to be chosen as Teacher of the Year by the SIU Family Medicine Residency Program in 2002. He accumulated several research awards and grants and had more than 25 publications in the medical literature. He was the primary author of the book, A Practical Guide to Cardiac Pacing, and recently completed revisions for the sixth edition. He enjoyed skiing, hiking, and rock climbing in the Teton Mountains with family and friends. He was also a voracious reader and a crossword puzzle fan. He remained actively connected to his extended family, including aunts, uncles and cousins in Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Raleigh and Mae Beth Moses. In addition to his wife Kit Malley, he is survived by three children from his first marriage, to Patricia McGovern: Ann, Weston, and Amy Moses; two step-daughters, Lee and Jill Lowthian, and two grandchildren, Lily and Kate Hulsman. He is also survived by his siblings: Raleigh Moses of Oak Hill, Virginia; Anna Kay France of Buffalo, New York; Elizabeth Dent of Modesto, California; Florence Cadogan of Springfield, Virginia; and Fred Moses of Fayette, Alabama; as well as one uncle, three nieces, one nephew, and numerous cousins. A Celebration of Life for Dr. Moses will be held on Saturday, April 21, 3:30 p.m., at the James T. Dove Conference Center located in the Prairie Heart Institute Building at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Illinois. The Conference Center is unable to accommodate floral arrangements. Donations may be made instead to Prairie Education and Research Cooperative (P.E.R.C.), 326 N. 7th St., Springfield, IL 62701, or to the American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate, Memorial & Tributes Lockbox, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674. Cremation accorded by Butler Cremation Tribute Center. The family of Dr. H. Weston "Wes" Moses is being served by Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home, 900 S. 6th St. Springfield.