Tom Moore – Obituary and Assessment Call

Tom MooreTom Moore passed away at the age of 91 on July 21, 2014. He was born in December 18, 1922 in Floresville Texas to Isaac Henry Moore and Sallie Jefferson Moore. He moved to Uvalde as an infant. He was a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Julia Dent Moore.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, brother Ike Henry Moore, killed in World War II, sister Ruth Surber, and a daughter Jane Hampton.

After completing high school, Tom enrolled in Texas A&M but his studies were interrupted when he joined the Air Force. After receiving an Honorable Discharge, he returned to A&M where he earned a Bachelor degree in Wildlife Management. Tom was employed by what was then Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission, and later became the Parks and Wildlife Department. He was a Wildlife Biologist working on the white winged dove program in South Texas in trapping and transplanting deer and turkey at the Aransas Refuge. In 1949 Tom worked on the Trans-Pecos Game Management Survey in Alpine and also worked on a scaled quail project in El Paso County. With a purchase of Black Gap Wildlife Management Areas, he became Manager for four years during which he also trapped mule deer, and antelope for restocking and became project leader for the Trans Pecos. He also trapped and moved Big Horn Sheep from Arizona to Texas.

In 1962 Tom moved to Rockport and was named Wildlife Supervisor of the South Texas Region and in 1948 was promoted to Regional Director, Region 5, with responsibility for overall operation of all 5 department functions. He served in this capacity until 1972 when he moved to Austin as Chief of Fish and Wildlife Planning. In 1974 he was named Administrative Assistant to Fisheries Division Director and in 1976 was promoted to Chief of Costal Fisheries Branch. He retired as Chief of Staff.

Tom diverse experience lead to his selection as the State Designee to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, to assist in the promotion of plans to conserve and protect the gulf species of fish and shellfish outside the state waters. He was made an honorary citizen of Georgia by Governor Wallace.

Tom is survived by his wife of 59 years, Phyllis Moore, a son Thomas D. Moore, and wife Gwen, 2 Grandsons Thomas Hampton and Zachary Moore, 2 Nephews Henry Moore and James Surber, and a niece Sally Allen.


TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

MUTUAL ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 549
Del Valle, Texas 78617

TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT MUTUAL ASSOCIATION

SUBJECT:       Assessment Call: Tom Moore ##83
DATE:             July 31, 2014
AMOUNT:       $20.00
DUE:               August 31, 2014

Failure to pay by the due date will result in loss of benefits. The assessment fee plus a reinstatement fee will be charged to rejoin the Association.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Mutual Association (TPW Mutual Association) regrets to inform you of the death of one of our members, Tom Moore.

Tom became a member of the TPW Mutual Association on May 31, 1956. He retained his membership up until his death on July 21, 2014. Additional information on Tom is on page 2 of this assessment letter. A check in the amount of $4,884 was delivered to Mrs. Phyllis Moore.

An assessment in the amount of $20.00 will be necessary to bring the policy fund back into balance to have payments on hand for other members in case of death. Please make this payment by the due date listed above.

Sincerely,

Kristin Rathburn, Secretary
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Mutual Association


REMINDER

Make Checks Payable to:

TPWD Mutual Association

Please Mail All Payments to:

TPWD Mutual Association
P.O. Box 549
Del Valle, TX 78617

If you have any questions regarding the TPWD Mutual Association, please contact:

Keith Gerth (512) 389-8820 or keith.gerth@tpwd.texas.gov, or
Toni Oldfather (512) 389-4859 or toni.oldfather@tpwd.texas.gov, or
Kristin Rathburn (512) 389-4768 or kristin.rathburn@tpwd.texas.gov, or
Dennis Gissell (512) 389-4407 or dennis.gissell@tpwd.texas.gov