In Memoriam
This page recognizes PRGC golfers who are no longer with us. Contact crossney@bellatlantic.net if you know of a golfer whose biography we can add. Any pictures you have would also be appreciated.
Adam Philip
Moore Sr., of Jarrettsville
passed away on August 21, 2006 at the age of 72.
Mr. Moore was born and raised in Baltimore and was a longtime
member of Pine Ridge Golf Club. Adam’s
childhood included football games and swimming at the local recreation
centers in Clifton Park. He
dropped out of school at age 14 to help support his mother.
Adam later earned his high school equivalency degree at City
College. Though he never attended college, he later taught a tools and
measurements course at Dundalk Community College. At age 17, he joined the Navy, training as a machinist in San
Diego. He was honorably discharged three years later. He met Paula Vondersmith in Baltimore in 1959, and the pair
married a year later.
The game of golf - which he first played in his late 20s - remained Mr.
Moore's great passion and a vehicle for his charitable impulses.
He started crafting his own golf clubs in the 1980s, donating them
to fundraisers and building first sets for his friends' children.
In addition to his wife, survivors include five sons, Adam Moore
Jr. and Shane Moore, both of Jarrettsville, David Moore of Cockeysville,
Bradley Moore of Parkville and Ryan Moore of Forest Hill; and 12
grandchildren. Some of
Adam’s sons are also members of Pine Ridge Golf Club.
Chuck
Thompson of Timonium passed
away in March, 2005 at the age of 83.
Chuck was a friend of Pine Ridge Golf Club.
In his later years, Chuck participated in our club’s Annual
Outing and was a fixture at the Pine Ridge grill room with his wife Betty.
Chuck was always willing to share a kind word, or tell an old story
from his broadcasting career.
Jerry
Dobbyn of Baltimore, a Johns Hopkins alumnus (SPSBE '67), a
retired insurance executive, passed away in December, 2004 at the age of
62. He also was a co-owner of Greenfield's Nursery at Falls Road and
Northern Parkway. Jerry belonged to the Pine Ridge and Mount Pleasant
men’s golf clubs and the Emerald Isle Club of Baltimore.
He was a fixture at Pine Ridge with his Ben Hogan white cap and
Ford Mustang. Jerry served on
our PRGC Board of Directors.
John
Straub of Cockeysville
passed away in October, 2004 at the age of 72
John
White of Towson passed away
in August, 2004 at the age of 72
Chas.
(Barney) Nusz of Baltimore
passed away in August, 2003 at the age of 82.
Mrs. Nusz told the PRGC Board that Barney loved Pine Ridge and
playing golf with the guys.
Garland Young of Baltimore passed away in July, 2000. Born in North Carolina, Garland served his country in World War II as a gunner in the Army Air Corps. He served on 35 missions in Europe, leaving the Army as a staff sergeant. After the service, Garland worked in the railroad industry, serving as an accountant for CSX. He was a longtime member of Pine Ridge Golf Club. Garland was competitive to the last – winning the March, 2000 Scramble with frequent playing partners Russ Webb and Lee Barefoot less than four months before his passing. Garland was buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.