Leonard Moore

Leonard Moore (affectionately called “Dan”) was born in Red Hills, St. Andrew, Jamaica on October 20, 1952. He is the 10th child of 14 to be born to Clevi and Bernice Moore. He attended Red Hills All Age School and Cobbler Youth Camp Trade School in Jamaica to learn plumbing. He soon became an entrepreneur with a special interest in foods which lead him to open his own small grocery store. Dan migrated to the United States and in 1984 relocated to New Haven, Connecticut. He continued his love of food and worked at Bob’s Market as a meat cutter. He was an excellent cook and was never hesitant to put on his apron and grab his kitchen tools. Dan met the love of his life Julia Louise Brooks in New Haven, CT. They married in 1985 and relocated in 1994 to Stone Mountain, GA. They settled in and raised his children: Kevin and Staceyann; grandchildren Kevin Jr. and Sharde, all of who he loved very much. Dan was known and loved by a host of friends and acquaintances in Jamaica, Connecticut and Georgia. He was known to be a man who held things and people together. He always believed that people should get along. Julia often had to remind him that he couldn’t fix everything or everyone, but to just pray for them. Dan made it his business to call and check on others to see how they were doing…and his parting words would always be “Hold It Down”. He deeply valued all his friendships. In Georgia, Dan worked for Johnson & Johnson, with a few small contractors and for the DeKalb County School system for 16 years and retired in 2019. He created and maintained his own landscaping business which he took great pride in. He passed away while doing what he loved - landscaping. Dan was a member of Peace Baptist Church in Georgia and diligently served in the Sunshine Ministry. He and his team visited shut-ins and nursing homes where they ministered to the residents. He loved singing and had several comforting songs he loved to sing that encouraged closeness with God and each other. Wherever Dan went, he made friends quite easily for he had such a magnetic personality. He was known by everyone in the community of Red Hills, JA. Some knew him as “Dan”, while others knew him as “Two”. In Connecticut and Georgia, he was known as Leonard and “Dan”. To his family he was more than a name, he was a brother, uncle and a cousin. To Kevin and Staceyann he was dad, to Sharde and Kevin Jr he was grandpa, and to Julia he was a best friend, an everyday companion, soul mate and loving lifelong husband of 35 years. He is survived by 8 sisters – Ena (CT), Adelsa (FL), Florette (UK), Paulette (NY), Millicent (Canada), Pauline (NY), Claudette and Yasmin (FL): 4 brothers; Albert (CT), Claude (FL), Lytton and Jeffrey (CT) and many generations of nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was predeceased by his parents Clevi and Bernice Moore and a sister Marilyn Henry. Leonard Milton Moore cherished and clung to The Old Rugged Cross; he knew he needed to have the Savior with him for he dared not walk alone. His Soul is now resting in peace.

Leonard Moore

October 20, 1952 - May 14, 2020