Henry Clay Moore, Jr., 86, resident of Flower Mound, TX, and husband to Betty Brooks Moore, passed away quietly on Friday, August 31, 2018, at Zale Lipshy Hospital in Dallas, TX. He was born January17, 1932 in Shreveport, LA, to the late Audie King Moore and Henry Clay Moore, Sr. He later lived with his parents and sister inCorpus Christi, TX, where he learned basic Spanish and has proudly honed that skill ever since by speaking to anyone he met who might possibly converse with him!Henry was raised in Baytown, TX and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1949. He earned a Biology degree from the University of Texas in 1955 and later attended medical school at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He met Angela Ramos at Parkland Hospital and they married shortly thereafter. Henry was called to duty during the Korean War, but never saw combat. He served as a Navy corpsman attached to a Marine division on Okinawa, and later was trained as an aviation electrician at Navy Dallas upon returning to the states. He and Angie continued raising their young family and were blessed with seven children.

Having diverse interests lead Henry to a varied professional career. He worked as a lab tech, a lab director and owned his own medical lab before launching his own lighting business, Ramco. In 1993, he retired as a Chief Petty Officer after 22 years of serving his country. Henry and Angie were active in their community and were longtime members of Royal Haven Baptist Church. In 2005, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and Henry stood faithfully beside Angie and served as her caregiver throughout a long illness until she passed into Heaven's glory in May, 2007. Henry found love again with Betty Brooks Moore, his devoted wife of 10 years. They met at First Baptist Church of Carrollton where he enjoyed serving as needed, and always would wear his Navy uniform for any special event.

Henry had a passion for learning and developed an interest in unique hobbies including treasure hunting, genealogy, rock hounding and Texas history. He enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren sharing many of his stories and experiences. He took pleasure in nature, which included birdwatching in his backyard. His love of country and commitment to serve reflected his patriotism, proudly flying the flag throughout the year.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Brooks Moore, daughters: Anita Borchardt and husband, Terry, of Duncanville, TX; Teresa Ramirez of Dallas, TX, Suzanne Noe and husband, Toby, of Van Alstyne, TX; sons: Hank Moore and wife, Kelly, of Burleson, TX, and Marcos Moore of Dallas, TX. He will be fondly remembered by his 16 grandchildren: Christina, Natalie, Aaron, Robert, Angela, Monica, Richard, Lydia, Cary, Zachary, Kaytlin, Trenton, Brandon, Isabella, Briana and Braedyn and 21 great-grandchildren. Henry is also survived by his sister, Mary Beth Moak and her children: Carol, John and Kristin; and by Betty' sons, Rick Tate and wife, Lisa, and Tommy Tate and wife, Shanon, and four step- grandchildren. He will be sorely missed by his Papillion mix, Buster, and by Miss Tigger, his adventurous, long-haired tabby. Henry was preceded in death by his first wife, Angie; daughter, Carol Ann and son, Steve.

Visitation for Henry will beon Friday, September 7, from 9:30am-10:45amat First Baptist Church of Carrollton,2400 N. Josey Lane Carrollton, TX, with funeral service to followat 11:00am. Processional from the church will beginat 1:15pmfor the graveside service at Restland Cemetery,13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX. The family welcomes and encourages all to join the processional to the cemetery where Henry will be granted military honors.

The family would like to acknowledge the exceptional treatment and care that was provided by the staff of doctors, nurses and support staff of the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit at Zale Lipshy University Hospital.

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