Gloria Gardner Moore

MEREDITH --- Remembering Gloria Gardener Moore, 93, November 17, 2024; It has been a year since Gloria left us behind to cherish her memory and miss her dearly.

Gloria’s friends and family always smile as they recall her adventurous spirit and her keen sense of creativity. She lived on 5 continents, spoke 4 languages, loved art, music, dance, fashion, and antiques.

We remember Glorias smile and that special twinkle in her eye when she was sharing her vast knowledge of the things she loved. Gloria had a library that boasted over 1,000 books. She was always studying and passing on the things she learned to those around her.

She was a precious friend and mentor to those she worked with at her boutiques, Adornments. She was a willing conversationalist who never met a stranger and could talk to customers at length about the artisanal jewelry found in her display cases.

As much as she loved the finer things in life, that which was most precious to her was her family and friends to whom she was Mom, Mother, Glo, Glamma-Glo, Damma-Doe: Michelle Gumper (Jim Gumpert, d.), Tessa Matthey (Peter Durkee) and Suzette Wilson; son-in-law, Joseph Patta; grandchildren, Jared Gumpert (Alison), Carly Gumpert (Seb Lagana), and Gillian Durkee (Andrew Massey); three great-grandchildren, Audrey, David and Emma Gumpert; sister, Joanne Carson; and nieces and nephew, Tina Toland, Anne-Marie Pifer, Elena Poole, George Critides, Marina Critides, Natalie Critides, and Alexandra Chraplewski, and their children.

She also had those dear to her waiting to greet her on the other side: her beloved husband, Joseph Moore and his daughter, Merry Patta.

Gloria will always be remembered for her answer to how she stayed so youthful, "Never stop learning".