Terry T. Moen

Terry "T Bone" "T Money" "Lazy T" Moen sailed off to Lahaina surrounded by family, listening to The Eagles, on July 16, 2024. He loved his kids, Katie, Jimmy, and Susie more than anything, even though they grew up to be liberals. He was so proud to be the grandpa of Hailey and Charlie, and was beyond excited for the twins coming in November.
A retired deputy medical examiner for Ramsey County, he performed thousands of autopsies, comforted grieving families, and told countless autopsy stories in too much detail at the dinner table. If he ever got around to writing a book about it, he was going to call it "Morbid Curiosity."
He cooked delicious flank steaks and doused them in A1. He loved to travel anywhere warm but Disney World. If there was a hell on Earth, he said, it was the It's a Small World ride. He carried a Cayman Islands dollar in his wallet up until the end.
His generosity was only matched by his impatience. Both were legendary. He taught his kids the simple, profound importance of showing up for people. He smoked Winstons and Marb Reds, loved Miller High Life and Premium, but would drink any beer you had.
He loved woodworking and BS-ing at the hardware store, skiing at Trollhaugen (not at Wild Mountain), hunting all the Midwestern birds you can hunt, fishing (but really only in Alaska), planting flowers and fruit trees, shopping at Dayton's, and cooking for his family and friends. He hated TSA, crowds, authority, stupid people, beastly wind and the city council.
More recently, he Googled "speed reading" and started knocking out seven to eight books a week from the St. Paul Public Library. He also liked to Google "what's going on in the world today" which he told his kids to start doing to stay in the know.
He was larger than life with dramatic highs and lows. And in the end, he taught those closest to him about the complexity of being human and how to love someone even when it's hard. A deep, sincere thanks to all of the nurses, doctors and staff at the HCMC SICU, kind strangers on Metro Transit, the St. Paul Public Library staff, and Catholic Charities. Thanks for caring for our dad. It means the world.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 23 at Washburn-McReavy Nokomis Park Chapel. Visitation starts at 10 a.m. with a service at 11 a.m. and luncheon to follow. In lieu of flowers, consider a donation to Catholic Charities Twin Cities (https://cctwincities.org) or the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library (https://thefriends.org/).