Necrology

Roy Seeley Moore, Jr. '43

Jan. 12, 1921-Jul. 25, 2008

Roy Seeley Moore, Jr. '43, a urologist who practiced in Syracuse, NY, for 35 years, was born in that city on January 12, 1921. The only son of Roy S., also a physician, and Eva Bauer Moore, a nurse, he grew up in Syracuse and prepared for college at Pebble Hill School in nearby DeWitt. He enrolled at Hamilton in 1939 with a future career in medicine already in mind. While pursuing his premedical studies, he found time to letter in hockey and golf, and to serve as senior editor of The Hamiltonian. A member of Theta Delta Chi and known for his cheerful disposition, he left the Hill after three years to enter the Syracuse University College of Medicine under the U.S. Army's wartime Specialized Training ­Program. Quite belatedly, upon application to the College and on the basis of credits earned, he was awarded his B.S. degree in 1963.

On September 23, 1944, while in medical school, Roy Moore was married to Muriel J. Cobb in Syracuse. After obtaining his M.D. degree in 1945 and a year's internship, he went on active duty as a captain in the Army Medical Corps. Discharged after two years in 1948, he entered the three-year residency program in urology at the ­University of Tennessee's medical center in Memphis. Following his completion of the program, he returned to his hometown and established his private practice. Board-certified in urologic surgery and an attending physician at three Syracuse hospitals, he also became an assistant ­clinical professor at the Upstate Medical Center.

Dr. Moore, known to his host of friends as an innately modest man who had no desire to be the center of attention, considered it an honor to serve his community as a physician. He continued in that service until his retirement in 1985. While spending winters in Fort Pierce, FL, Roy Moore, a ­widower since 1969, pursued his avid interest in golf as well as bridge.

Roy S. Moore, Jr., an ever-faithful alumnus and generous supporter of the College, died in Syracuse on July 25, 2008. He is survived by his second wife, Carol Moore, whom he had wed 21 years ago. Also surviving are a son and daughter from his first marriage, Roy S. Moore III and Melissa Brown, and five grandchildren.

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