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David was the Assistant Fire Chief of Valero
Energy’s Houston Emergency
Response Team. He was, in the words
of his coworkers, “a born leader.”
He loved his job, and people
respected his judgment. He was
patient and treated everyone
with respect. David had the
ability to remain calm, analyze
problems, and arrive at
a workable solution, even
in the midst of chaos.
Remembering
David L. Moore, II
Valero Refinery Fire Brigade — Texas
Classification: Career
Rank: Assistant Chief
Date of Death: April 3, 2006
Age: 40
While on his first day of
a week-long fire school
in College Station, Texas,
David collapsed and
never regained consciousness.
His coworkers and
EMT specialists worked
very diligently trying to save
his life. It was determined
that, at the young age of 40,
David had suffered a fatal aneurysm.
Twelve days prior to David’s
demise, he expressed his wish to be an
organ donor. He said that if he could not lead
a healthy, happy life, then he would want to help
someone else. His wishes were carried out, and he
gave the gift of life to four strangers. He also gave
the gift of time to their loved ones.
David was married for over 20 years to Charlotte, and
they have three beautiful children: Lana, Lacey, and
David L. Moore III (Trey). They live in Deer Park,
Texas, and enjoyed a traditional family home life.
He was involved in all of their activities and enjoyed
being a spectator at their soccer games, football
games, dance recitals, or whatever
they happened to be doing. David
had the most wonderful sense of
humor. He was so much fun to
be around, always laughing,
and his practical jokes are
legendary.
In the 2005 Katrina aftermath,
David took vacation
days and spent
most of that time at
church, preparing meals
and delivering them to
Katrina evacuees who
were sheltered in our
community. David loved
the outdoors. He was a
member of the NRA, and
he liked to hunt and fish. He
was blessed with opportunities
to travel through the years, and
he was able to fish in Jamaica and
Cancun. He also fished many, many,
times in the Gulf of Mexico.
David’s lifelong dream was to hunt in Africa. This
dream was realized in 2001, when he was able to
spend two weeks in South Africa with his brothers.
He was very excited about this opportunity. He shot
an impala and a warthog. This was truly the trip of a
lifetime, and David enjoyed remembering how special
this trip was. He also had a deer lease in South Texas,
where he hunted with his son every year and made
many special memories. David will forever be in our
hearts and in our minds. He lives on in all of us.