Robert P. Moore Obituary (1946 - 2011)

Robert P. (Bob) Moore, age 64, of Madisonville, Kentucky, passed away peacefully in his home on January 28, 2011 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. As a native of Madisonville, Bob loved and served his community as an attorney and prosecutor for more than 30 years. A loving husband, inspiring father and friend and counselor to many, he was active with the Boy Scouts, Home Builders Association, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and earned the rank of Lt. Colonel in the US Army Reserves after 27 years of service. \ Bob attended Madisonville public schools and was a graduate of Madisonville High School in 1964, Western Kentucky University with a B.S. degree in Economics in 1970, the University of Kentucky with a M.S. degree in Adult and Higher Education in 1970 and the University of Kentucky, College of Law with a J.D. degree in 1977. Upon graduation, Bob clerked for Honorable James F. Gordon, United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Kentucky in Owensboro. Bob returned to Madisonville in 1978 and established his private law practice, which he maintained until his retirement in 2010. He was appointed Assistant Hopkins County Attorney from 1980 to 1991, Assistant Commonwealths Attorney from 1991 to 1993 and was elected Hopkins County Attorney for two terms from 1999 to 2006. \ Bob is survived by his best friend and loving wife of 40 years, Judy King Moore; his two sons, Jim Moore, his wife Beth and their children Charlotte, Grace and William of Louisville, and Captain Matt Moore, currently deployed in Bagram, Afghanistan, and his wife Sarah of Louisville; his younger brother Ed Moore and his wife Becky of Madisonville; his mother-in-law Wilma King of Madisonville; and his sister-in-law Marlene Moore of Louisville. He is preceded in death by his parents Norvell H. Moore, Sr. and Jane Pride Moore and his older brother Norvell H. Moore, Jr. \ The funeral will be at St. Marys Episcopal Church on Thursday at 1:00 pm with burial following at Grapevine Cemetery. Visitation services will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Barnet-Strother Funeral Home in Madisonville and Thursday from 11:00 am until the service time at St. Marys Episcopal Church. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Marys Episcopal Church, 163 North Main Street, Madisonville, KY 42431. \