IN HONOR OF JERRY MOORE
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​"The Gerald K. "Jerry" Moore Foundation continues Jerry’s tradition of loyal generosity
by supporting communities and creating opportunities in the Rocky Mountain Area."
THE LATEST

Grant to Boulder County Wildfire Fund
Published January 2

DUE TO THE DEVASTATION of the December 2021 fires in Boulder County, Colorado we have made a grant to the Boulder County Wildfire Fund. This grant was made in honor of Jerry Moore's tradition of generosity and commitment to community in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain area.

Gerald K. "Jerry" Moore Honored with "Heritage" Award Posthumously
Published December 18, 2021

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Heritage Award Ceremony - 2021
COLORADO COACHES, OFFICIALS AND FAMILY accepted Jerry's Reno Tournament of Champions "Heritage" Award. The ceremony was held on December 18 just before the finals' first "wrestle" whistle blew. A tribute page about this honor will be published in January. For now, here are few photos. - Update: Publication date changed to February.
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Gerald K. "Jerry" Moore - Wrestling Official Legend Photo Kathy Daly

The "Toughest Tournament in the USA" to Honor ​​Jerry Moore’s Heritage in Wrestling
Published December 14, 2021

​​“THE RENO TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS AND COLLEGE INVITATIONAL was created by a group of wrestling enthusiasts during the summer of 1994 who wanted to establish a tournament unlike any other—this "Toughest Tournament in the USA” would bring together the best of the best to raise funds for youth sports programs.”
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Tournament of Champions Finals - 2021
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The Reno Tournament captured Gerald K. "Jerry" Moore's officiating heart and soul from the beginning. He laced up his signature boxing shoes and started slapping mats in Reno in 1997, the second year after the Tournament of Champions launch. He kept coming back for 21 consecutive years. It was a joy for him.
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Celebrating the Champion - TOC 2021
Each year the Reno Tournament of Champions honors someone who gives back to their community through the sport of wrestling. This year the Tournament will recognize Gerald K. “Jerry” Moore, legendary wrestling official, on Saturday, December 18 at the Reno Events Center.

The Tournament will honor Jerry posthumously with its ​“Heritage" Award a recognition reserved for the “best of the best.” Tournament coaches, officials and Jerry’s daughters will accept the award. The event will be live streamed by FloSports. Visit the Tournament website for details.
~ Thank You Reno Tournament of Champions for honoring Jerry with the “Heritage Award” and recognizing his contributions to the sport of wrestling and to the Tournament for more than two decades.~ The Jerry Moore Family ~​

​​Silent Service Motorcycle Club to ​Lay Wreaths for Submariners at Fort Logan 
​​Published December 14, 2021

 ​SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, a Denver-area Silent Service Motorcycle Club will lay wreaths at Fort Logan National Cemetery for deceased members of the United States Submarine Veterans Brotherhood. The event is taking place as part of Fort Logan's Wreaths Across America campaign.
​​Robert C. Adler, MTC(SS) USN Retired, was selected to lay a wreath at Jerry Moore's final resting place. In all, the group will lay wreaths at the final resting places of 22 fellow submariners now on Eternal Patrol. Adler gave Jerry's "Submariner Tribute" at his Memorial Service Colorado.
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Shawn Bair places wreaths on head stones at Ft. Logan National Cemetery before placing a holiday wreath on it for Wreaths Across America December 17, 2016. Photo by the Denver Post.
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Visit the Rocky Mountain Submariner Veterans for details and Fort Logan's Wreath Day Plans.
Thank You Robert Adler and the Silent Service Motorcycle Club Members and to Wreaths Across America for Remembering Jerry Moore and for Creating this Opportunity to Remember and Honor All of Our Veterans ~ The Jerry Moore Family ~
- Members of Jerry's Family individually support Wreaths Across America -

About the "Heritage" Award​
​Published December 14, 2021

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Ross Aguiar, Co-Founder, "Toughest Tournament in the USA"
​“... HERITAGE IS A TERM THAT we typically use when describing something like a way of life that is passed down from generation to generation. It can be an heirloom, tradition, philosophy, teaching or really anything that can be passed down to others.
​Each year the Reno Tournament of Champions honors someone who gives back to their community through the sport of wrestling.
​Wrestling teaches discipline, respect, compromised work ethic and promotes a tradition of excellence passed down from generation to generation.
. Those that are involved in wrestling and have lived through the blood, sweat, tears whether competing or watching a child or friend compete, has a good understanding of the hard work and dedication it takes to compete at a high level. Some can even say that it’s a part of their heritage to compete or be involved in wrestling....” 
​Reprinted from the Heritage Award biography of the late Ross Aguiar Reno Tournament of Champions co-founder. Aguiar was honored with the Heritage Award posthumously in 2015. 

Rob Ververs - The First Jerry Moore Wrestling Official of the Year
Page last updated October 2021

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Photo Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography © 2021

ON ETERNAL PATROL

Gerald K. "Jerry" Moore, 1937 - 2019

​Jerry loved living life rocking, in a cabin, somewhere along the Arkansas River. This spot was a refuge, every year, in the fall. Sadly, Jerry was unable to commandeer this rocking spot this year. On October 22 he took on his new assignment, "Eternal Patrol," a submariner's after-life mission.

Jerry led a life of positive impact. He had a natural ability to see and develop talent everywhere. He expressed gratitude to everyone for everything. So, a thank you to you, Jerry. "Thank you for your childlike people-loving spirit that shone through your beautiful baby blues, it's you we appreciate."
​"Thank you for all you did, your inspiration and support - life gifts thoughtfully and generously shared. We love you, forever."
~ October 2019 ~
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JERRY'S FAVORITE ROCKING SPOT. Photo by Gerald K. Moore (2000s)
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ARKANSAS RIVER FROM JERRY'S VIEW. Photo by Gerald K. Moore (2000s)

GERALD K. "JERRY" MOORE LIVING HIS "DASH"
1937 - 2019

MOORE'S LIFE PASSIONS

Service
Country
  • Rate/Rank - IC2 (SS)
  • Service Branch, United States Marines Corps Reserve 2/1955 - 1/1956
  • Service Branch, United States Navy 1/1956 - 12/1959
  • Service Branch, United States Navy Reserve 12/1959 - 1/1962
  • Significant Duty Stations - USS Pillsbury DE-133 and USS Jallao SS-368
  • Jerry was one of the last submariners to serve on a diesel powered submarine.
  • Awarded Navy Good Conduct Medal
  • Awarded National Defense Service Medal
  • Service Schools: IC Electricians Class "A" Service School Command - San Diego, CA 1956; Motion Picture Operators School 16MM Course Class C-1 - Norfolk, VA 1957; US Naval Submarine School - New London, CT 1957
Family and Friends
  • Husband to Rosalie Moore for more than 60 years. Rosalie says the key to our marriage was "separate vacations."
  • Great Grandfather to Nolan Oliver Miley, the love of Jerry's life starting in 2018 (except for Rosalie). Great Granddaughter Olive Noelle Miley came along in 2021.
  • Grandfather to Spencer Thomas Williams, Sarah Williams Miley and Andrew MacNamara Miley
  • Father to Theresa Ann (Moore) Williams and Victoria Lynn (Moore) Hill
  • Lifetime Service as the Big Brother of a family of 8 children. His parents were James Marshall Moore and Hazel Doris Lucas Moore. He was born in Mancelona, Michigan, June 23, 1937
  • Fostered and maintained thousands of friendships with people from all walks of life. Loved to call friends and family and family of friends on birthdays.
  • Religious blood donor.

​Sport of Wrestling
  • Wrestling Official and Active in Multiple Wrestling Organizations (nearly 45 years)
  • Sandy Cageao, Friend, Fellow Referee and Mentor
  • FILA Referee, Greco-Roman - Sweden, West Germany, Russia (late 1970s and early 1980s)
  • Greater Cleveland Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, Official Of The Year, 1977-78
  • National High School Coaches Association, Hall of Fame Inductee - 2012
  • NWHOF-CC - Dave DeGiacomo Award - 2012
  • Colorado Wrestling Officials Association (CWOA) - Honorary Lifetime Membership - 2013
  • NWHOF -CC Lifetime Service to Wrestling - 2013
  • NWHOF-CC - Wrestling Official of the Year - 2018​​ ​​
Financial Advice and Leadership
  • ​Stock Broker, Manager and Mentor, Continental Securities and PaineWebber (about 35 years)
  • 1998 Broker Hall of Fame, Research Magazine
  • National Association of Securities Dealers Arbitrator of securities disputes for years
  • Mr. Richard Watkins, Mark's Photo gave Jerry his first break. Jerry says that Mr. Watkins taught him everything.
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Athletics and Adventure _______
Beauty, Nature, Education, Learning and Sharing Food
  • Professional photographer in early life.  He shared this talent with many families, friends, groups and individuals to capture what they loved. Dorothea Lange work touched his soul. 
  • Visual Arts Lover and Supporter - you would be a very lucky person if he took you to a shopping spree at the Boulder Arts and Crafts Gallery. Also a lover of Trevor Southey 
  • Lover of the "handcrafted." He was proud of Rosalie's handiwork and enjoyed being surrounded by her quilts with the smell of meatloaf wafting from the oven. He loved fine woodwork. Antique finely made clocks and rockers were among his affinities. Look at the Grandfathers clock he made in the 1970s.
  • Music lover and supporter- small-batch high-impact music like Sam Miltich, Ben Sollee and other Swallow Hill Music artists. Loved blue grass concerts - Rocky Grass and Walnut Valley Festival. 
  • Motorcycles. Ask Rosalie and his friends about this.
  •  Colorado Public Radio Lover - Supporter - Listener
  • Books on Tape Lover
  • Food Lover - great to travel with - always a good meal in store. Your favorite meal  spot with Jerry?
  • Lover of Living, in Evergreen, Colorado, 28 years
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​​Inspiration​
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Gerald and Rosalie - Rosalie's 80th, San Diego, California, 2016.
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Gerald K. Moore, United States Navy (1950s)
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Dancing the polka with Mom Moore (Hazel) at a family wedding.
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"He was the best wrestling official that ever lived," Steve Crockett, fellow official and CWOA Evaluator, October 2019. Photographer unknown.
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Jerry's Research Magazine Broker of Fame Article, 1998
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Photographer at heart.
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Enjoying the art of plumbing.
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Grandfather's clock Gerald made in the 1970s
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Can you guess how old wee lil' Jerry is here?! ... 13 years old!
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Gary Player partnered up with Jerry Moore at the PaineWebber Invitational in 1989
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Jerry and Rosalie have lived in 7 states. Grand Rapids twice, Denver twice, Cleveland twice, Memphis twice. Rosalie says that's lots of moving.
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Posin' with one of his many bikes
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Jerry, where is your "Great" Grandfather's Clock? Pictured: Granddaughter Sarah and Proud Grampy Jerry.
Page Created: October 2019; Last Updated: January 2, 2022
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