Moore, Morris Townsend Jr. Morris Townsend Moore, Jr. 63, joined his savior Jesus Christ on June 18, 2010. He left this world surrounded by the love of his family at his bedside after a short illness. Morris was born on August 6, 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Morris Townsend Moore, Sr. and Dorothy Archie Moore. He was a 1964 graduate of Schenley High School in Pittsburgh. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Independence and later completed his military service in the USAF. He married Doris Holmes on March 23, 1967. Two children were born of that union, Glenda and Angela Moore. In 1985 Morris moved his family to Tucson, Arizona. In 1987 after 21 years of service he retired from the Air Force after completing two tours in Viet Nam. Morris was an experienced pilot who loved to fly airplanes. For the past thirteen years he was employed at Bombardier Inc. in Tucson as a lead airplane technician and was looking forward to retirement soon. Morris also enjoyed practicing magic. In 1995 he met his wife, Colleen Sarver Moore and they married at a magic convention in Las Vegas, NV on July 4, 2003. Morris loved nothing more than to perform his magic for an audience including captive grandchildren. He was a member of the Society of American Magicians as well as a member of The International Brotherhood of Magicians and served as IBM president in 2007. Gold prospecting was Morris' hobby. He loved spending solitary time out in the desert hunting for gold. He always said it was his way of relaxing to get away from pressures of everyday life. Morris was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Colleen Moore of Tucson; his daughter, Glenda Moore Smith and son- in-law, Ken Smith; and daughter, Angela Moore all of Tucson; stepson, Michael Mason and wife Stacie Mason of Tucson; and stepdaughter, Cherie Little and husband Keyune Little, USAF stationed in Germany; his sister, Gwendolyn Moore of Uniondale, New York and the mother of his children, Doris Moore of Tucson. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Bryant and Miranda Smith and Alexandria (Lexi) Moore of Tucson and Braxton, Anissa, and Tyson Little of Germany, as well as two nieces, Tomar Graham Wright and Tarnia Graham of NY and nephew, Charles Graham of TX. Visitation will be on Friday, June 25, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at FUNERARIA DEL ANGEL SOUTH LAWN MORTUARY located at 5401 S. Park Ave., Tucson, AZ. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Agape Christian Community Church located at 7120 S. 12th Avenue in Tucson, AZ with interment to follow at FUNERARIA DEL ANGEL SOUTH LAWN CEMETERY located at 5401 S. Park Ave., Tucson, AZ. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The National Children's Cancer Society, P. O. Box 8966, Topeka, KS 66608-8966 or The American Diabetes Association, 333 W. Ft. Lowell Rd, Ste. 123, Tucson, AZ 85705. Published in the Tucson Newspapers on June 24, 2010