HR486: Celebrating the life of deSaussure Parker Moore III, MD.
WHEREAS, deSaussure Parker Moore III, MD, a trusted family physician in Hopewell, died on December 28, 2022; and
WHEREAS, deSaussure “deS” Parker Moore III, MD, was born in North Carolina and briefly lived in Columbus, Ohio, before settling in Hopewell, where he spent the rest of his life; and
WHEREAS, deS Moore was inspired to become a doctor from a young age and graduated cum laude from the pre-med program at Duke University after attending Hopewell High School; and
WHEREAS, deS Moore earned a medical degree from what was then the Medical College of Virginia and subsequently joined the practice of Moore, Miller, Weathington & Associates in Hopewell; and
WHEREAS, deS Moore also worked in the emergency department at the former John Randolph Medical Center for a short time, but his true passion was caring for families in an outpatient setting; and
WHEREAS, deS Moore was an avid fisherman who relished every opportunity to spend time on the water with family and friends, from catching catfish on the James River to deep water billfishing trips, and once set an International Game Fish Association record for a Quadruple Grand Slam in the Pacific Ocean off Cocos Island; and
WHEREAS, deS Moore will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 22 years, Marsha, and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of deSaussure Parker Moore III, MD, who touched countless lives through his medical practice in Hopewell; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of deSaussure Parker Moore III, MD, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 486
WHEREAS, deSaussure Parker Moore III, MD, a trusted family physician in Hopewell, died on December 28, 2022; and
WHEREAS, deSaussure “deS” Moore was born in North Carolina and briefly lived in Columbus, Ohio, before settling in Hopewell, where he spent the rest of his life; and
WHEREAS, deS Moore was inspired to become a doctor from a young age and graduated cum laude from the pre-med program at Duke University after attending Hopewell High School; and
WHEREAS, deS Moore earned a medical degree from what was then the Medical College of Virginia and subsequently joined the practice of Moore, Miller, Weathington & Associates in Hopewell; and
WHEREAS, deS Moore also worked in the emergency department at the former John Randolph Medical Center for a short time, but his true passion was caring for families in an outpatient setting; and
WHEREAS, deS Moore was an avid fisherman who relished every opportunity to spend time on the water with family and friends, from catching catfish on the James River to deep water billfishing trips, and once set an International Game Fish Association record for a Quadruple Grand Slam in the Pacific Ocean off Cocos Island; and
WHEREAS, deS Moore will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 22 years, Marsha, and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of deSaussure Parker Moore III, MD, who touched countless lives through his medical practice in Hopewell; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of deSaussure Parker Moore III, MD, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.