In Memoriam

John C. Moore

July 5, 1936 – July 20, 2018

Banker, College Administrator and Educator, Author, Entrepreneur, Fundraiser, Volunteer, Motivational Speaker

John C. Moore passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018. A resident of Holland, Ohio, he was 82 years old. He was born to the late Vera and Samuel Moore and attended elementary school and junior high school in Toledo. He spent his high school years in Fordyce, Arkansas, living with his beloved Uncle Bert and Aunt Babe returning to Toledo in 1954 after he graduate ad class valedictorian.
 

He married the late Alvetta Moore in 1955 and began working as a general laborer while attending night school at the University of Toledo where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1978. After starting as a stock clerk and janitor at the Toledo Trust Corp, he was promoted 19 times and retired as VP of the then-Society Bank and Trust in 1990.

He later became an administrator at Bowling Green State University and retired from there in 1998.

While developing his talents as a leader in the banking industry, John became an entrepreneur and was one of the owners of Black Knights Men’s Shop, a retail clothing store in downtown Toledo. Throughout its existence, he worked both behind and in front of the scenes, even serving as a model for the shop when the need arose.
 

John was well known for his dedicate community service and his ability to pull people together from all works of life to achieve a common goal. John was so involved in the community before and after his retirement that it was not unusual to see his signature smile on a billboard while driving Anthony Wayne Trail, turn on the television and see him in a commercial for Hospice of Northwest Ohio and open a newspaper and see him featured in a social function – all in one day!

John lost his father at the age f 10 and credits the nurturing that he received from Uncle Babe – John Roscoe Dixon – as the foundation that kept him committed to his family, friends and community throughout his life.

After retirement, he increased his volunteer activities. He served as a consultant for several organizations. In 2000 he was appointed as a trustee of Owens Community College and later served as chairman.

He also served on the boards of Ohio Association of Community Colleges, Hospice of Northwestern Ohio, African American Legacy Project of Northwest Ohio, Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo, Toledo Public Schools. He was an active member of Alpha Phi Boule, the Toledo Chapter of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
 

He received numerous awards and accolades for his civic duty, especially for his commitment to education and disadvantaged youth.

John was an avid golfer and often combined charity work with his love of th game. He made news when he made a hole in one at age of 80.

In his spare time, John became a published author and a motivational speaker. His books include: A Positive Attitude Is a Muscle: A Managed Stress Survivor’s Manual; Alvetta; The Wisdom of Uncle Babe: Coming to Age in Fordyce Arkansas in the 1950s and Moore Wisdom.

His Uncle Babe stressed in him the importance of having a good education and that is why he worked tirelessly to help the youth in the community to better themselves. He tutored in the Public School district, set up scholarship fund and helped many brothers on the rise events at the University of Toledo and was often seen at education functions with his grandchildren and others.

In his latest book, he wrote: “Education must become our most important resource.”

Both parents, his wife, Alvetta Y. Moore; daughter, Cathy Y. Moore and a grandson, Abdul-Bayyan Madyun, sister Oralee Walters and brother Samuel Moore preceded him in death. Surviving are his sons Kevin Braswell and Howard “Ric” Moore, daughter Audrey Madyun, brother Robert Moore, mother in law Mary Rankins Howard, 10 grandchildren and 19 great-children.

Education

Wisdom and knowledge are the keys to your future. 

Read often and learn from the best, then use it wisely.                                                     

Learn how to truly listen.

Stay away from people who complain all the time or you will become a complainer yourself.

Knowledge can take you places I cannot imagine, so seek knowledge.

Preparation is the key to success. Do your homework.

John Moore recalling the words of Uncle Babe in The Wisdom of Uncle Babe: Coming to Age in Arkansas in the 1950s

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