Marianne "Bee" Moore

On February 10, 2023, our beloved world traveler made her final departure to be reunited with her globe-trotting family in Heaven. The last of her generation in our family, the multi-faceted Marianne, known affectionately to her family and friends as “Bee,” peacefully transitioned knowing that her 99 ½ years of life, love and service were truly appreciated and honored. Born on July 3, 1923, to a Naval Chaplain’s growing family in California, Bee ventured from Coast to Coast, Europe, American Samoa (and her beloved Black Lake, New York) thanks to the various postings of her father. She and family saw sights that would be wonderfully shared later as a part of an amazing collection of family lore. Loyal Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Cousin and Wellesley Class-Mate, Bee could be physically apart, yet emotionally and spiritually connected to the many people she cared for and about. She was a consummate letter-writer and expected reciprocation. As part of the “Greatest Generation,” she worked for the newly formed Central Intelligence Agency through “Voices of America” after graduating from Wellesley College, Class of 1944. After that tenure, before, during and after her working with Moral Re-Armament, she traveled through post-war Europe (her second “tour of duty”) and India, and subsequently found her true vocation and love: teaching. After training with Dr. Maria Montessori, she became accredited as an Association Montessori Internationale teacher, helping to teach children about the world around them, as well as their “ABCs.” She gained further training and eventually rose to become a respected and much requested teacher’s trainer in Montessori AMI, resuming her globe-trotting ways (this time Europe, Canada and various states of the U.S.), all for that duty of love. In the midst of all that, she also took on another duty of love: fighting for and becoming the protector and promoter of her late Aunt, poet and namesake. She was also a great keeper and sharer of that extensive family lore, something that her extended family (LOTS of beloved cousins) truly appreciated. As a “Navy Brat” and a “Preacher’s Kid,” she understood the concepts of both duty and faith, and never wandered from her own faith in God. Left to mourn her are her nephews David M. (Elizabeth) Moore, Esq., both of Simsbury/Weatogue, Connecticut, and James (Rachel Cepelak) Moore, both of Arlington, Vermont, her beloved grand-nieces (Kathleen and Megan Moore) and grand-nephew (William Moore), all also of Weatogue, Connecticut. There are so many second cousins, too numerous to name, who knew, loved and appreciated her from all over the country. Bee was predeceased by her parents Captain John W. Moore (USN, Ch. Cps., Ret.) and Constance (Eustis) Moore, older Sisters Mary M. (John) Reeves and Sarah E. Moore and her younger Brother and Sister-in-law, John W. Moore, Jr., Esq. and Virginia H. Moore. Services will be held at her long-standing church, First Church of Christ Congregational, 12 S. Main St. in West Hartford on April 15, 2023, at 11:00 am, with burial to follow at Riverside Cemetery in Farmington, Connecticut. In lieu of flowers, friends and family are encouraged to make charitable donations in her memory to the Montessori School of Greater Hartford, the ASPCA (for her long-held love of the many dogs she had), or the First Church of Christ Congregational, 12 S. Main St. West Hartford, CT 06107. “Well done, oh good and faithful servant!” Directions and online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome