John Edward Moore was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 12, 1928. His father, William, was a sheet metal worker, and his mother, Marie, was a stay at home mom. He was one of five children. John passed away Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017 from complications of pneumonia and kidney failure at Kaiser San Leandro hospital. He was surrounded by family and went peacefully.

John served in the Army during World War II and he was stationed on the Aleutian Islands. He also served in the Air Force for several years.

John graduated from Miami University of Ohio. He majored in Math, and when he went into the work force he was one of the first computer programmers as they relied on math majors at that time. During that era, computers filled large rooms, and were connected by vacuum tubes. To program them, he used punch cards and large dot matrix printers. He also worked at BART when it was just a vision on paper before it was built. He spent most of his career at Lockheed Martin Missile and Space Company, and later worked for Intel and IBM.

He married Catherine Blanchard on May 8 ^th , 1965 at Saint Bridget's Church in San Francisco. They lived together in San Francisco and Cupertino, settling in Saratoga, California. They attended Sacred Heart Church in Saratoga and were devoted parishioners. John was a lectern and usher at the church for many years. Their children Jennifer, Terry, and Cathleen attended Sacred Heart School and Saint Francis High School.

After he retired, John volunteered at the Tech Museum of San Jose and loved watching history programs on TV.

He is survived by his sister Dorothy Begin of Mentor on the Lake, Ohio, and his children Cathleen Moore of Oakland, Jennifer Creager of San Diego and Terry Moore of San Jose. He has two grandchildren, Catherine Diane Creager and Delaney Colette Creager. His other siblings, all passed, were Patricia, Marion and Billy of Cleveland.

John was known for his sense of humor, which he kept through his final days.

A funeral will be held Thursday, August 17 ^th at 11am at Sacred Heart Church in Saratoga, 13716 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070. Please email Jennifer_sd@yahoo.com for additional details.