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Terry Moore Jr. was 'a bright light' even in his father's big presence
Jr was a wonderful person. A shame he is gone so young.
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http://www.omaha.com/columnists/grace/grace-terry-moore-jr-was-a-bright-light-even-in/article_8408b1c2-76aa-11e6-96b5-0f52cc0a6b67.html
By Erin Grace / World-Herald columnist
Erin Grace
Updated 20 hrs ago
Omaha labor leader Terry Moore Sr., a tour de force of wit and political dealmaking, hardly sounded like himself on Friday.
The window shades were down. He didn’t want to leave his home. He couldn’t get through a conversation without breaking down.
His son Terry Jr., with whom he’d lived for nearly all of Terry Jr.’s 47 years, had died Wednesday after a heart attack in their living room. It was so sudden and unexpected.
“He and I were just inseparable,” said Terry Sr., who is 73. “Terry is ... was my life.”
FULL story at link.