Dr. Robert Patrick Moore

MOORE, Dr. Robert Patrick, 87, of Richmond, died December 2, 2008 after a brief illness. He was a son of the late Dr. Ray Atkinson Moore and Pauline Smith Moore. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth Reynolds Moore; his daughter, Ellen M. Walk and her husband, John; son, Robert P. Moore Jr. and his wife, Marilyn; grandchildren, Sarah P. Walk, John R. Walk Jr., Robert A. Moore, and Michael P. Moore; his brothers Dr. John A. Moore and William A. Moore; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. Ray A. Moore Jr. Born in Charlotte County Va., he grew up in Hampden-Sydney Virginia, where his father served as college physician for Hampden-Sydney College and Longwood College, in addition to a general practice in Farmville. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1943, and the Medical College of Virginia in 1946, subsequently serving his internship at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans. He served active duty in the United States Navy from 1947 to 1950. After a one-year residency in Pathology at Charlotte Memorial Hospital in Charlotte N.C., he completed a two-year residency in Internal Medicine at the McGuire VA Hospital in Richmond, Va. After four years of private practice of Internal Medicine in Spartanburg S.C., he returned to Richmond to practice at Ennion G. Williams Hospital. Dedicated to his patients and students, he taught at MCV, and later practiced and taught at the McGuire VA Hospital. He retired in 1986. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Richmond, and previously a member of River Road Presbyterian Church, where he was a Ruling Elder. The family will receive friends at 10806 Whitaker Woods Rd. on Friday, December 5, from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, December 6, at 2:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church, with a reception to follow at the church. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund, 4602 Cary Street Road, Richmond, Va. 23226.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.