The Police News
November 22, 2009
JAMAICA BEACH, TX -- Don Moore, 67, veteran Texas lawman and Jamaica Beach police officer for the past 10 years, passed away at 3 o'clock this morning in UTMB Hospital where he was admitted November 4th after suffering a massive heart attack.
Jamaica Beach Police Lt. Steve Hubbell said Moore's son and two daughters had traveled to Galveston from San Antonio and Kansas City to be by his side. He had been in a coma since he was stricken while pumping gas into his pickup at the Jamaica Beach Valero station.
Born and raised in Illinois, Moore became a Texas lawman when he joined the Precinct 5 Constable's Office in Nueces County, Corpus Christi, in 1973. On his way to Jamaica Beach he served on the Port Aransas Police Department, Taft Police Department and Kendall County Sheriff's Office.
"He was a workaholic," said Hubbell, "He was always there when we needed him, no matter what time it was, day or night."
Moore was a 'dyed in the wool lawman'. He earned the Master Peace Officer rating, he was a firearms instructors and skilled in the martial arts. But he was a patrolman at heart, said Hubbell, "He was a born patrol officer."
In 2008 Don lost the love of his life, Sandy Lane, to cancer. Since then he lived alone with his pets in Jamaica Beach a small, incorporated village on west Galveston Island.
Moore was an active member of the Blue Knights, Chapter 31, law enforcement motorcycle organization and had recently purchased a new Harley Davidson 3-wheel motorcycle replacing his previous bike destroyed by Hurricane Ike.
Don will be missed by his many friends, both personal and professional.
Funeral arrangements will be posted on this website when announced by his family.
Breck Porter
