Winston Moore

Winston E. Moore, Jr., MD

June 11, 1947 to

December 24, 2014

Winston Eugene Moore Jr., M.D., died unexpectedly on December 24, 2014. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., and a celebration of Win's life will follow at 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at Grace Community Methodist Church, 9400 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport, Louisiana. Officiating will be Rev. Betsy Eaves.

Win was born in Monroe, Louisiana, on June 11, 1947, to Mary Jane Davis Moore and Colonel Winston E. Moore. With a father actively serving in the United States Air Force, Win grew up all over the United States. At the early age of 14, he proudly earned the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America while living in Warner Robbins, Georgia. Win attended Bangor High School in Bangor, Maine, until his senior year. He graduated from Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria, Virginia, while his father attended the National War College of the United States. Win earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he was an active and enthusiastic member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He was a faithful and devoted LSU alumnus and Tiger sports fan for the rest of his days.

Upon graduating from LSU in 1969, Win received a direct commission as a second lieutenant into the Medical Service Corps of the United States Air Force. He was assigned to the U.S. Air Force Regional Hospital at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, serving as the Medical Supply Officer for Eglin during the Vietnam War. He was commended for his service and was honorably discharged at the rank of first lieutenant in 1972. While serving, he also completed and received his Masters of Business Administration from the University of West Florida in Pensacola.

Win joined the management at Gerlach Meat Co. in Shreveport in 1972 and spent several years there before being drawn back to the medical profession. He earned his M.D. at LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1980. He completed his residency in anesthesia at Parkland Medical Center (University of Texas) in Dallas, Texas, in 1983. He returned to Shreveport to practice anesthesia for the next 31 years. Beginning in 1998, he served as the Chief of Anesthesia at the Surgical Specialty Center in Shreveport. Since 2007, Win served as the Chief of Anesthesia at Specialists Hospital Shreveport. He was dedicated to his patients and his profession.

Win was an avid runner and diver, obtaining certification as a master diver. He loved animals and had many special dogs in his life over the years. He greatly enjoyed music, Lionel trains, Corvettes, the LSU Tigers, exercise, a tidy home, and a meticulously cared-for lawn! In more recent years, Win discovered a great love for both Cross Lake and the mountains of Colorado. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend, son, brother, and uncle. He loved his family. He was a lifelong Methodist and faithful churchgoer, attending Noel United Methodist Church and Grace Community United Methodist Church for many years. He was one of a kind, and he will be missed tremendously.

Win was preceded in death by his parents, Colonel Winston E. Moore and Mary Jane Davis Moore, and by his brother, Nathan Moore. He is survived by his wife, Dianne Word Moore; his children, Jennifer Moore Rosenblath and husband Coty, and Winston E. Moore III (Trey); his stepsons, Patrick Yoder and wife Elisabeth, and Carl Yoder and wife Simone; his grandsons, Henry, James, and Edward Rosenblath; and his step-grandsons, Oliver, Graham, and Thomas Yoder.

Honorary pallbearers will be Winston E. Moore III, Coty Rosenblath, Patrick Yoder, Carl Yoder, David Adams, Don Updegraff, Jim Alexander, Jim Fortson, and Alan Richards. Chartible rememberances may be made to the Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana, 3511 Youree Dr., Shreveport, LA 71105 or Grace Community United Methodist Church, 9400 Ellerbe Rd., Shreveport, LA 71106.