William G. Moore Jr., 81, started commercial realty company
May 11, 2022
William Gatewood Moore Jr. of Murrells Inlet, who made a career in commercial real estate, died May 11. He was 81.
He was born Jan. 19, 1941, in Florence, the son of William Gatewood Moore and Mary Cross Moore. He grew up in Marion, where he was an Eagle Scout, an acolyte at the Church of the Advent and a proud member of the 1955 state championship baseball team.
He graduated in 1959 from Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, where he was co-captain of the football team, struggled to pass French and later served on the board of trustees. He attended the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill before earning his bachelor’s degree from St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, N.C.
After moving to New York, he worked on Wall Street at Bankers Trust Co. while pursuing his master’s degreee in business administration at Columbia University.
Mr. Moore moved to Atlanta in 1970 where he met and married Natalie Joy Norris. They raised two sons. He enjoyed a long career in the commercial real estate industry, with the Myrick Co. and his own brokerage, the WG Moore Co., specializing in the sales of office buildings and shopping centers.
He founded National Home Respiratory Care, a home health care provider, in 1990. It was sold eight years later to Lincare.
He spent his final years in Georgetown and Murrells Inlet.
Mr. Moore was remembered as man with great compassion, an infectious smile and a generous heart. He had a wonderful sense of humor and a lifelong passion for history.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons, William Gatewood Moore III and James Robert Moore.
A graveside service will be held Saturday at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion.
There is a guest book at burroughsfh.com.
