Helen “Joyce” (Hofmann) Moore, on May 12, 2016, at the age of 92. She was born April 28, 1924 in Buffalo, NY, and was married to Richard “Dick” Moore nearly 50 years before his death in 2003. Joyce spent her early life in Buffalo, singing in operettas and assisting with her mother’s floral business. With their young family, Joyce and Dick moved to Maryland, where they raised 4 children, and shared a passion for the outdoors and sailing the Chesapeake Bay. Joyce was an accomplished and avid painter, singer and gardener, and inspired others with her love of nature. She is survived by her children, Jonathan Moore and husband, Thane Richmond-Moore, of Sarasota, Florida; Melissa Moore-Boyle and husband, Andy Boyle, of Dedham, MA, and their children Justin and Emily Boyle; Kristina Moore, of Wakefield RI, and son Morgan Rice; and Alison Moore, of Baltimore MD, and children Montserrat, Miguel, Francisco and Sofia Ferrer.
Funeral and burial was at Elmlawn Memorial Park in Buffalo, NY on May 23, 2016.
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