The late Bill Moore, 101, receives tributes from Kiwanis Club of Aurora members

Memories of the late Bill Moore:

Bill Moore was blessed with a keen mind and a healthy body. He used those gifts to make every day positive and productive. He warmed every room that he entered. He was an Aurora legend. He will be missed.
—Scott Voris 

Bill was one of the first people to welcome me to Kiwanis, and he was always excited to see me, which I greatly appreciated. I have a pair of favorite memories of Bill. You always knew which car was Bill’s because it was a huge Cadillac and it was parked totally crooked in the handicap spots, normally off center, or nearly perpendicular to the lot lines. Bill had this awesome shuffle to the way that he walked, holding on to his two walking poles, and it was inspiring to see someone who had seen so much be so energetic and happy to be out and active. His simple hello was enough to keep me going. Bill was a great friend and he will be deeply missed.
—Joel Frieders

Here is an interesting story. Bill joined Kiwanis in 1951 the same year that Dr. Harry Greeley, then club president, started the Kiwanis Pancake Day. Bill holds the honor of being our oldest and longest-standing club member. He worked at all of the Kiwanis Pancake Days as a volunteer. That is 68 years of service to Kiwanis!

In the early days, the Kiwanis Club held a Summer picnic. In Dr. Harry Greeley’s scrapbook from 1951 there is a photo of Bill helping to prepare for the picnic. He is next to an old-fashioned BBQ pit plucking the feather off of a chicken. There is a Miller High Life in the background next to the grill. Bill started out helping the Club in the most basic way and continued to serve his whole life! In 2010 Bill was honored at Pancake Day as honorary chairman for 60 years of service!
—Jerry S. Knudtson 

I met Bill through Kiwanis. I was in awe of this “young’ man. We both enjoyed going to Wisconsin for the Summer as Wisconsin Warriors. At 99 years old he still made the drive, and shared his weekends with me. You can imagine my surprise when he shared with me he had purchased a golf cart online for his place. Two years ago he asked me if I was interested in buying a jet ski. He had two of them.

In 2017, I had a severe fall, and broke my back in two places. I spent six weeks at Marianjoy in Wheaton. You can imagine my joy when Bill came shuffling through the door.

I wore a full-body brace for eight months. Can’t never has been in my vocabulary, and thanks to G. William Moore, it never will be.
—Angie Greviskes