Wednesday, June 30, 2021

In Memoriam: Ginna Moore


Ginna Moore died last night. The following is quoted from the obituary written by her husband, Don Moore.
After a grace filled and courageous confrontation with brain cancer, Ginna Holmes Moore of Hudson, New York, succumbed on June 29, 2021, at her home on a hill overlooking the city. As damnable as was the shadow of the COVID pandemic pervading most of her last months, she found a measure of comfort and peace looking out over the city, the Hudson River, and the Catskill Mountains. . . . 
If it is possible, and it is, to be selfless and bristling with opinions, with a smile that lit up many, many lives, that was Ginna. She honed a sense of social justice on issues of women’s rights and racial equity. Both came naturally to her. In her quarter century in the Hudson Valley, Rhinebeck and Hudson, she threw her energies into work with Columbia County Habitat for Humanity, and as an ardent congregant and active volunteer at St. John the Evangelist in Barrytown and Christ Church Episcopal in Hudson. 

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Ginna's community service in Hudson includes a term on the Planning Board, to which she was appointed in 2017 by Mayor Tiffany Martin, and stepping up to run for First Ward alderman in 2019.

Contributions in Ginna's memory can be made to Perfect Ten Hudson and Friends of Hudson Youth.

13 comments:

  1. A sweet, wickedly funny and bright woman with a high-wattage smile. She is missed very much, and our community lost one of its brightest lights. Condolences to Don, Peter, Katherine and the entire family.

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  2. Ginna was a lively, witty and smart woman who was also very interested in other people. Hudson is a diminished place with her passing.

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  3. Ginna lit up every room she graced her presence with. Our community is a bit more dim today with the loss of such a bright and warm light. She never hesitated to take the time to recognize hard work, to thank people, and to interject direct and often hilarious commentary. She will be very missed, and my heart goes out to Don and all of Ginna's family and friends.

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  4. I’m so sorry to hear the sad news. Ginna was a thoughtful and kind friend and neighbor. She was empathetic, kind, and very smart. Condolences to Don, Kate, Peter and all their families.

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  5. We were all so fortunate to have Ginna's presence. Yes, the world is a little dimmer now. She was pretty wonderful. I will miss her.

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  6. Sincere condolences to Don, Peter, Kate and family. We are so sorry, but glad that she found 'a measure of comfort' in the views of the Hudson Valley, surely the most beautiful place.

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  7. A wonderful force of a woman! A loss, indeed.

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  8. Ginna was a bright light. A dear friend and great neighbor. We will so miss her.

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  9. Very saddened to hear this news and know she will be at peace. She was a remarkable human, all my interactions with her has this energy that illuminated around her. Condolences to Don, Peter, Kate and family.

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  10. Our condolences Don. May she rest in peace.

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  11. While she was a delight to interact with whenever I saw her, I knew Ginna primarily through her tireless work for the community. Hudson is a better place to live because of the work she did. My condolences to the entire Moore family.

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  12. Ginna was very kind to me and she supported me when I decided to stop drinking. That was very meaningful to me. I have been very saddened by what she suffered these last months. My deepest condolences to Don, her adoring spouse.

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  13. Our condolences Don. We are very sad to hear about this.

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