Forbes Gifford Moore
5958 Aged 78
Forbes was born in Wellington on 28 July 1937, the eldest of three children. He was the grandson of Herbert Gifford Moore (676), and the son of Hardy Eyre Gifford Moore (3748) and Dorothy Orr Mortland. Forbes was brother to Bryan (6428) and Alister (6658). Forbes travelled to College on the inter island ferry and boarded in Flower’s House from 1951 to 1954. He enjoyed his years at College, especially the cricket, where he gained the nickname Fred which was handed down to the other Moore brothers. On leaving College, Forbes entered the tyre industry. He received a Diploma in Business Administration and became manager of equipment and aviation tyre sales for South Pacific Tyres Auckland (Dunlop), working mainly with Air New Zealand in his later years. Forbes was well-regarded in his field.
Forbes’ other passion was golf and he was part of a group, including other Old Boys, who played weekly for over 30 years. Forbes had a strong heart but struggled for 10 years with Alzheimers before passing on 29 June 2016. Forbes possessed a great enthusiasm for work and family, and will be greatly missed by his wife Geraldine, and children Andrew and family, and Belinda.
Chronicle 2017
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