James Harold Moore Jr.

JAMES “Jim” HAROLD MOORE JR., 81, of Cumming, Georgia passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on September 11, 2023, after battling pancreatic cancer. Jim was born in Decatur, Georgia on February 26, 1942. He graduated from Druid Hills High School in 1960 and then attended the University of Georgia and Georgia State University. He married his beloved high school sweetheart, Kitty, on June 6, 1962, and they recently celebrated 61 years of marriage. Jim had an extensive management career with General Motors that took him to many different places. After retiring from GM, he was Vice President of Operations for Lasergate, Inc and PSI, Inc in Florida.

In 1978 Jim found the second love of his life, golf. He played multiple times a week, had many holes in one, shot his age or better, and was even known to throw a club or two. He loved to spend time with friends and family, eat at his favorite restaurants, and cheer on the Georgia Bulldogs.

Jim is preceded in death by his parents, Dorothy Moore Hauser and James Moore Sr.; stepfather, Edgar Hauser; son, Hal Moore and brother-in-law, Gary Dorsett. He is survived by his wife, Kitty Moore; daughter, Jennifer and Gib Durden, and grandchildren, Katie and Gibby Durden. He is also survived by his sister, Barbara Dorsett; sisters-in-law, Penny and Dan Getti, Connie and David Harmon, Becky and Buddy Parrish; goddaughter, Ashley Soechtig Altena and other nieces and nephews.

A service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Alpharetta First United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Purple Pansies, a foundation working to fight pancreatic cancer. https://purplepansies.org/donate.

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