James W. "Bill" Moore JR.

James W. "Bill" Moore JR., 76, of Glen Rose passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024. Celebration of his Life will be held July 13, 2024, at 11:00 am at Glen Rose Methodist Church. Arrangements under the direction of Wiley Funeral Home, Glen Rose.
A loving husband, father, grandfather and devoted friend, Bill was a man of many facets and a multitude of stories. He was born on December 26th, 1947 on Carswell Air Force Base into a dedicated military family that made a home in multiple locations across the country before rooting in Texas. He and his sister, Jan, grew up in Grand Prairie exploring the space between the metroplex and undeveloped countryside. It was here he became an avid outdoorsman and explored an array of interests in parallel to his education at UTA.
To tell a story you must have lived a story, and Bill spent formative years exploring backpacking, traveling, farming, motocross, bull riding, hunting, fishing, boating, and dog training. He later moved to Glen Rose to work at the newly constructed Comanche Peak facility while keeping his connection to the outdoors as a rancher and huntsman, with a penchant for horses, roping, and the rodeo community.
Bill was married in 1982 to Nancy Ann Naegelin with her son, Judson, adding the facet of a loving family into his life that he indoctrinated into his appreciation of the outdoors and horses. He was a stalwart supporter of all the family trajectories including school activities, sports, travel, and a forty year span of training and showing horses. He was a lifelong Methodist and served as a director on the Somervell County CAD Board. Control room operator, scout troop alumni, part time cowboy and sometimes coach, he enjoyed sharing his knowledge and experience with everyone around him. His enthusiasm for life extended into his love of maps and the many roads less traveled.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy, in Glen Rose, Texas; son, Judson Moore and Toni Fujiwara, grandson Jet Moore in Portland, Oregon; nephew, Clint Naegelin, wife Julie, daughter Raegan, in Bolingbrook, Illinois, and nephew, David Martin, wife Mandy, daughter Ella, in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Instead of flowers please consider donating to your favorite charity or organization. Bill would appreciate LDL Foundation, Barnard's Mill and Art Museum and the Glen Rose Methodist Church.