William E. Moore, Sr.

William E. Moore Sr. was born to the late Beulah Moore on January, 10th 1932 in Accomack County, Virginia. He later moved to New York City where he started working in the garment center in Manhattan at the early age of 16 years old. He then volunteered for the United States Army right out of Erasmus Hall High School Brooklyn, NY during the Korean War and served from 1950 - 1953 with an Honorable Discharge. 1954 to 1959 he worked at the City Canal Garage & Robert W. Caldwell Furniture Company. In late 1959 he took civil service tests and landed employment with the city of New York at James Ewing Hospital Security Department. 1961 he then transferred to Harlem Hospital as a motor vehicle operator driving ambulance. He continued climbing the ladder to the rank of garage foreman at Delafield Hospital. From there he became an EMT for the Emergency Medical Service. He was then promoted to Borough chief of Manhattan, Brooklyn, & Staten Island. His final promotion was a two Star Division Chief in charge of the EMS 911 System until he retired in 1988 serving 30 years. He moved his son William E. Moore Jr. to Chesapeake, Virginia to prevent him from going down the wrong path and to start a new life in a slower paced environment. In Virginia he worked as a maintenance supervisor for the church of the resurrection Portsmouth Virginia, Bennington Construction who built the Towne Banks, and a Shuttle bus driver for Maryview Hospital. He also had a catering business. He was kind and caring of other people and would do anything for someone if he was able to. He was a former member of St. Luke Memorial Missionary Baptist Church where he held the position of Trustee under leadership of Pastor George O. Hicks Jr., He was a member of St. Johns Masonic Lodge #47 A.F & A. M. Brooklyn New York. He leaves to cherish his memory: his two sisters Linda & Sheila Mitchell, his two brothers Sammy & Sherman Mitchell, his son William E. Moore Jr. & his fiancé Cynthia, step children Chrysetta Velez, Beverly Haye; grandchildren Aric J. Hurley & Alaysia D. Moore, Te'Von Fuller (Dr. T), best friend Hedy L. Moore, numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives & friends & his dog Bella.

William E. Moore, Sr.

January 10, 1932 - February 27, 2017