Timothy J. Moore

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Visitation:
202 W. Maple Street Willard OH 44890 10/8/2012 17:00:00

Service:
Plymouth OH 10/9/2012 13:00:00

Timothy Joseph Moore, loving husband of Susan (Root) Moore, and proud and devoted father of Katharine Christine (26) and Elizabeth Josephine (20), passed away suddenly on Friday, October 5, due to complications from an extended illness.
A resident of Plymouth, OH since 1984, Mr. Moore was born on August 9, 1947 in Cincinnati, OH to Joseph A. and Betty (Obanion) Moore. As a young man, he was a gifted athlete and excelled in football and baseball. He graduated from Amelia High School in 1965 and served in the United States’ Air Force Strategic Air Command from 1966 through 1969.
Following his military service, Mr. Moore realized his boyhood dream of becoming a cowboy when he moved to Texas where he trained quarter horses and honed his rodeo skills while attending Texas Tech University.
Mr. Moore returned to Ohio to continue working in the quarter horse business, and after graduating from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics, he taught agribusiness at Pioneer Joint Vocational School in Shelby, OH. When The Ohio State University launched its Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program in 1983, he was selected to be a member of the first LEAD graduating class of 1985.
In the mid 1980’s, Moore began producing agricultural programming for WSWR Radio in Shelby, and in 1988, he became the President and General Manager of the Petroleum V. Nasby Corporation, owner of WSWR Radio. In this capacity, Moore added a number of new enterprises to the Nasby ledger including the Miss Ohio Radio Network and several specialized local sports and news publications, while pressing the envelope in innovative radio practices. Following the sale of WSWR Radio in 1998, Moore launched The Nasby Group to concentrate on the development of specialty publications. For the past decade, Moore has worked as a Certified Business Adviser for the Ohio Region 6 Small Business Development Center , a division of the Ohio Department of Development.
Mr. Moore’s many civic activities included serving for nearly a decade as a charter member and Chairman of the Mercy Hospital Foundation in Willard, OH, an organization that was very near to his heart. In addition he was a past member and chairman of the Mercy Hospital Board of Trustees; a past officer and member of the Ohio Association of Broadcasters; a past vice-president and member of the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, and a past officer and trustee of the Plymouth Area Historical Society, and member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Plymouth, OH.
In addition to his wife of 28 years and his two daughters, Mr. Moore is survived by his two brothers, Lynn A. (Jenny) Moore, of Cincinnati, and John L. Moore, of Suwanee, GA; three nieces, Molly Moore Noel, Lauren Moore Foster, and Diane Harte; two nephews, David Allen Moore and Jeffrey Gardner Moore; and six great nieces and nephews, all of whom he loved very much. He was preceded in death by a sister, Christine M. Martin; his father, Joseph A. Moore; stepmother, Betty Moore; his mother, Betty M. Rhein, and his stepfather, Robert J. Rhein.
Timothy Moore was a selfless man of great integrity, who was guided by his strong principles, by his faith, and by his deep love of family and of country. He valued liberty and the privileges and obligations of citizenship; he strove for excellence in every pursuit; he was a model of faithfulness, of courage, of compassion, and of self-discipline; and he believed that the best way around every problem was to proceed directly through it with honesty, innovative thinking, and clear purpose. These values he instilled in his own children with a steady, patient hand, and with unconditional love, and he mentored many students, employees, and clients in much the same way. He lived his principles every day; his life was one of service to others and of devotion and intense loyalty to those he loved and to causes in which he believed. Finally, Mr. Moore was immensely proud of his Italian heritage; of being an alumnus of The Ohio State University; and of his boyhood roots in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Friends and relatives may pay their respects during calling hours on Monday, October 8, from 5 – 8 PM at the Secor Funeral Home in Willard, OH. A memorial celebration of Timothy Joseph Moore’s life will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, October 9, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Plymouth, OH. The service will be officiated by the Rev. John Wanamaker and by Mr. Moore’s dear friend of many years, Jeffrey Scott Ream.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to The Willard Mercy Foundation, to The National Kidney Foundation, or to the Wounded Warrior Project.