Michael Lee Moore

Michael "Mike" Lee Moore was born on November 28, 1954 in Ellsworth, Kansas, to parents Carl Franklin Moore and Dorothy Dawine Dickinson Moore. Surrounded by his family, Michael passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 in Dallas, Texas.

The oldest of five children, Mike grew up in Salina, Kansas. He attended Oakdale Elementary School and graduated from Salina Central High School in 1973. In 1976, Mike completed his Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Kansas. He went on to earn his Master of Business Administration from The Norwood University in Cedar Hill, Texas in 2012.

Mike married Susann Turner on July 20, 1975, they were blessed with three loving children - two sons and one daughter. At an early age Mike accepted Christ and was ordained as a Deacon at Saint John Baptist Church in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. He and his family moved from Oklahoma to Paris, Texas, where was the first black store manager for Sears and Roebuck in Paris. He and his family attended Saint John Missionary Baptist Church, where he was ordained a Deacon and a Sunday School Teacher. Later, Mike and his family joined Mount Olive Baptist Church, he was ordained as a Deacon and also appointed as group Captain of Group 41.

Upon relocating his family to Arlington, Texas, Mike again became the first black store manager of Sears and Roebuck at the Parks Mall. He later went to work for Lennox International and with over 20 years as Director of Training, Mike retired in July 2018. While at Lennox, Mike had an exceptional career and played a pivotal role in the development, growth and success of Lennox Learning Solutions. Prior to that he was VP of Training for Service Experts and International Service Leadership, both prior subsidiaries of Lennox, International. He was well-known in the HVAC industry and spent over 25 years speaking and motivating contractors.

His last speaking engagement was in his hometown of Salina, Kansas in June 2018, where spoke in front of the NAACP. In his speech Mike was quoted in the local newspaper when he spoke of his own personal values. "In this day and age, just doing the work doesn't get it done. You have to strive for greatness. If God lets you wake up in the morning, why would you show up and halfway do anything?"

In Mike's life he practiced a Greatness Journey of which he believed that "Having integrity means that if nobody is watching me do what I'm doing, I'm still going to do the right thing, because it's the right thing to do." " It never, ever hurts to be nice to people and when you're nice to people, it's always going to come back to you."

He encouraged others that "If you see something that needs to be changed, you have to change it" and that "there's always going to be somebody that tries to pull you down... you've got to ignore that."

He was a born leader and influenced the youth in the community as a mentor for Big Brothers & Big Sisters and as a coach for both basketball and soccer teams. As a person, Mike was bigger than life with a distinctive, deep baritone voice. He was generous, kind and thoughtful. The sort of individual who never met a stranger, he spoke to everyone in his path. Michael Lee Moore will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Carla Moore Harris.

Michael joined the angels in heaven, but left his precious memories on earth to his loving and dedicated wife, Susann Turner Moore; his sons, Anthony Michael Moore; Andrew Franklin Moore (Natasha); and his daughter, Andrea Michelle Daniels (Harrison). He also left four grandchildren; Dylan Lindsay, Alexa Moore, Jacob and Jaxon Moore; as well as his three brothers, Marvin E. Moore (April), Lowell E Moore (Kayla) and Rev. Doctor Reginald Moore; a host of nieces, nephews, other family and many friends.