Robert Malcolm Moore - Class of 1948
Submitted by Bill Norvell 1965 <w.norvell@att.net>
on 04/Mar/2023
Robert Malcolm Moore, 92, of Myrtle Beach, South
Carolinapassed away peacefully March 2, 2023 with his wife
of 49 years by his side. The cause was pneumonia. Youngest
son of Samuel S. Moore and Elizabeth Gamble Moore of
Newburgh, NY. Mal as he was known to his family, breezed
through high school at the Newburgh Free Academy, skipping
several grades enabling him to join the Navy at 17 where he
served with pride and distinction aboard naval ships as an
aviation electrician. After 4 year stint in the service of
his country, he worked for Ford Motor Company which led to a
17 year career with IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY, traveling
through out the country. On a golf holiday through Myrtle
Beach he met and eventually married a motel owner's lovely
daughter and together for the next 21 years they ran and
operated the Carillon Motel at 1406 N. Ocean Blvd. Moving on
to a third career, Bob turned his considerable skills and
talent to real estate owning several apartment buildings
around town. Bob's two older brothers and three sisters have
preceded as have a niece and a nephew. He survived by his
wife, Judy, nephew James McCurry, neices, Anna Marie
Williams, Betsy Dooly, Eileen Lewis, Nancy Victoria, and Pam
Hausman. A graveside service will be held on Monday, March
6, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Southern Palms Memorial Gardens, in
North Myrtle Beach, SC. In lieu of flowers, plant a tree or
donate to your local animal shelter. McMillan-Small Funeral
Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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