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Thomas “Thom” J. Moore III, age 68 of Troy, died November 7, 2010, of complications following surgery. Thom is survived by his devoted life partner of 40 years, Dwight Rinke. He is also survived by his loving family, Elsie Rinke, Dawn Hamlin and Donna Rinke. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Marjorie.
Thom was born in Detroit where he spent his early childhood. He and his parents soon moved to Lincoln Park where he graduated from Lincoln Park High School in 1960. Following graduation he attended Wayne State University which was to become a central force in his life. A member of Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity, he distinguished himself early on at the university, being awarded the prestigious Donnelly Award given to the “Outstanding Graduate” of the class of 1964. He was also inducted into the equally distinguished David Mackenzie Honor Society whose annual reunions and inductions he supported and attended for many years. He earned his first degree in accounting followed immediately by an M.B.A. in administrative systems in 1967.
He began and ended his professional career with General Motors, having worked in the interim years for a number of Detroit’s best-known companies and institutions. He retired from E.D.S. in 2004 where he was certified as a PMP (Project Management Professional) and was recognized internationally as an award-winning and published author in data systems project management. Thom’s PMP status provided him the opportunity to travel the country from coast to coast and to spend time consulting in countries around the globe. He especially enjoyed the extended time he spent in Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and the UK. In his own words, “Traveling as I have, has given me the opportunity to appreciate how others live and think, and has broadened my own appreciation of other’s viewpoints.” After several months of retirement, he returned to G.M. as a consultant where he worked until the time of his death.
The Wayne State community and the Cultural Center were central to his dedication. A long-time member and supporter of the Detroit Institute of Arts, he especially appreciated the lectures and seminars of the Visiting Committee for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts and the Friends of Modern Art.
One of his favorite events of the year was the annual President’s Preview of the Hilberry Theatre at Wayne State University, the only resident, repertory graduate theatre company in the United States. He was a supporter of The Understudies for four decades and always appreciated the talent, energy and extraordinary quality of the theatre’s productions.
As much as Thom loved the D.I.A. and Hilberry Theatre, he had an enduring passion for music and comic books. His apartment is filled with shelves and boxes filled with music CDs, most of which are sound track recordings, although he loved jazz and rock, too. Upon hearing of Thom’s death a dear friend from London wrote to be sure to mention John Barry because that was the last thing she talked with him about on the telephone. Thom also had a special spot in his heart for Barry’s “Somewhere in Time” soundtrack. Another long-time friend from Colorado wrote, “John Barry's music will forever bring a tear to my eyes.” His other favorite composers are too numerous to mention, although his huge collection is probably one of the most encyclopedic in the country because it includes rare editions only available from international sources.
Some people may be surprised to learn that he was also a classic comic books collector. Limited editions reprinted from the historic, original issues of the great age of comics from the 1930s to the 1970s overflow in rooms filled with the books he so much enjoyed.
The resort town of Saugatuck, Michigan, was Thom’s favorite place to vacation. He and Dwight spent hours in the various galleries getting to know artists and dealers some of whom became lasting and dear friends. Many of the works purchased there became part of the foundation of his and Dwight’s art collection. While Thom enjoyed Saugatuck’s restaurants, he loved finishing dinner early enough to rush to the beautiful Oval Beach state park sand dunes to watch sunsets as they sparkled pink and blue and silver with fading orange suns, like Monet paintings, over the lapping waves and hushing vastness of Lake Michigan.
Thom donated his corneas to The Gift of Sight and his body was cremated.
A memorial service will be planned for a later date.