Dot Moore, widow of BJ retiree Tom Moore, passed away Friday, February 5.
Tom passed away June 10, 2020 at the age of 89. He retired from the BJ
newsroom, mainly as Makeup Man, after issuing about a zillion goddamits. We
knew what kind of day Tom was having by the number of goddamits that came out
of his mouth.
Dot and Tom were married for 69 years.
Tom was born Ernest Thomas Francesco and reared, but never formally
adopted, by Spotwood Moore and Virginia Caroline Moore of Tazewell, Virginia,
just across the border from John S. Knight’s birthplace of Bluefield, West
Virginia, till 1999. He was born in Richmond, Virginia but didn’t find out till
he was 21 that he was adopted. JSK was 3 months ago when his parents left
Bluefield for Akron and the beginning of a newspaper empire.
After Tom got into journalism during
his Air Force years, he worked on the BJ for 29 years after stops at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Zanesville News, Lorain
Journal and Columbus Citizen Journal. Doris Day once sang
to Tom, Sr. and his Air Force buddies.
Dot is survived by three daughters, Caroline Krack, Katherine Moore and
Amy Moore.
Tom and another BJ retiree, Mike Williams (who survived being Johnny
Grimm’s sidekick in BJ Advertising), were close friends for decades.
Dot’s obituary:
Dorothy J Moore, 92 passed away
peacefully at home surrounded by family February 5, 2021.
She is preceded in death by her son,
Thomas A Moore (Sabrina) and her husband of 69 years, Thomas C. Moore. She is
survived by her three daughters, Caroline (John) Krack, Katherine Moore and Amy
Moore; her not by blood daughter, Anne Modzel and her only grandchild, Amanda
Moore.
This is the third year in a row the
Moores have experienced a great loss in our family. Dorothy was the kindest,
cutest, and the funniest woman that you could ever meet. She’s weathered and
experienced the Great Depression, World War II, the end of segregation, the
first minimum wage... she watched 48 states become 50, raised four wonderful
kids, and was married almost 70 years.
She also watched a world progress so
much that when she was born - she never thought it would have been possible for
her to have what would be her one and only biracial grandchild.
She loved flowers, rainbows, puzzles,
her family, the wheel of fortune, Christmas lights, and of course birds. The
love this woman gave was as radiant as the sun; She was able to cast light into
the darkest depths of any human’s soul... she spent her time being anyone’s
safe haven. She will truly be missed.
The family would like to recognize
SouthernCare Hospice for their exceptional care of mom and our family. Special
thanks to Dr. Mark Meyer and the Pioneer Medical Group. Because of their
diligence, proactive medicine and love, we kept our parents around
for years.
A memorial visitation will be held
Friday, February 12, 2021 at Adams Funeral Home, 791 E Market St., Akron, OH
44305. from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with final farewell comments from family 6:30
p.m. to 7 p.m. To help protect the health of others, we are asking anyone
visiting to wear a mask. Arrangements entrusted to Adams Mason Funeral Home.
(330) 535-9186
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