On December 29^, 2012, Billy Moore’s family, staff and roommate planted a tree on the Gatesway campus in his memory.  Billy passed away on December 26, 2011.  His family wanted to memorialize his passing with a tree planting on the one year anniversary of his death.  Billy was served by Gatesway from 1974 until his passing in December 2011.  Billy was a former resident of the Hissom Memorial Center.  He came to Gatesway when he was 18 years old.  At 39, he moved into the community with a roommate and as his sister said, was one of Gatesway’s success stories. 

 “He lived in a regular home, had a roommate, had a job, earned a paycheck, went to the grocery store and to the movies, went to the bank and the barber shop, went on vacations – he was a regular guy living a regular life.  He thrived in the community.  He loved his life.  In fact, he loved it so much that he didn’t want to come home to our parents’ house – even to visit,” Kathy Sengel – Billy’s sister

 To read the Kathy’s full remarks regarding the tree planting and life of her brother and the remarks of his brother Jim, please follow this link.

 

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