Mary Catherine (Moore) of Knollwood, Texas passed away on January 29, 2021 at the age of 71. She was born on October 23, 1949 to Louis LeRoy Shrauger and Frances (Silva) Shrauger in Shreveport, Louisiana. Mary grew up in California where she graduated from Norwalk High School. She met her husband in a café one night, he had just returned from Vietnam and he was striking matches saying how much he hated green, that’s when their eyes met and he saw her beautiful cat green eyes. Mary married Thomas Wayne Moore on May 13, 1970 in Oceanside, California. They had their first child, Tom Moore, Jr. on May 7, 1975 and then a daughter, Terry Moore on April 27, 1978. Mary dedicated her whole life to her family. She was always a hard worker, from the early 1980’s when she worked in warehouses and did hard physical labor, to the 2000s when she worked as a cook in a school kitchen until she had to retire to become her husband’s main caretaker. Mary enjoyed spending time with her friends and family, traveling, the outdoors, nature, crocheting, cooking, and listening to music and wind chimes.
Mary is survived by her husband, Tom Moore of Knollwood, Texas; children, Tom Moore, Jr. and wife, Mistey of Anna, Texas and Terry Moore and husband, Sean of Wylie, Texas; three amazing grandchildren, Taylor Honea of Mabank, Texas, Zaine Moore and Allison Freeman, both of Wylie, Texas; siblings, Michael Shrauger of Knollwood, Texas, Stephanie Shrauger of Downey, California and Cynthia Switzer of Golden Valley, Arizona; and several nieces and nephews and a host of other loving family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Frances Shrauger and her brother, Louis Shrauger.
Memorial donations can be made in Mary’s name to ALS, https://www.als.org/donate.
In support of our local, state, and federal govt including CDC directives and to protect the physical health, safety and well-being of our community, only a limited number of guests will be allowed to attend the Memorial Service.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas. The service will also be live streamed at TJMfuneral.com on Mary’s obituary page by clicking on the following link: https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/mary-catherine-moore. After the service, the recorded live stream will be available for viewing at the same link location.
However, when the maximum number of guests are reached, those who would like to honor Mary and show their support to her family may remain at the funeral home in your vehicle, where you can watch the live streamed service on your personal device (laptop, tablet or smartphone) or listen through a designated FM radio channel.