Comments on: 2010 Persons Of The Year: Jack Moran http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/2010-persons-of-the-year-jack-moran Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Julie Booth-Moran http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/2010-persons-of-the-year-jack-moran/comment-page-1#comment-66087 Julie Booth-Moran Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:39:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=40699#comment-66087 Thank you, Northescambia for such an honor and recognition for my husband. I know he would be as humbled as I am. Having experienced the loss of someone so close as Jack and I were it has made me stop and think " What am I doing with what I've got"? When our time is done on this earth, one thing that is important is -did I make a difference and am I using the talents & gifts that God gave me, as God would have me do? Being able to make a difference in our community, making a difference in someone's life, whatever God has in His plan...Jack taught me by example of how important it is to take time to make a difference. I'm thankful to Jack for giving of himself so unselfishly, and for all he did for so many, and for his efforts to make our community a better place. Thank you, Northescambia for such an honor and recognition for my husband. I know he would be as humbled as I am.

Having experienced the loss of someone so close as Jack and I were it has made me stop and think ” What am I doing with what I’ve got”? When our time is done on this earth, one thing that is important is -did I make a difference and am I using the talents & gifts that God gave me, as God would have me do? Being able to make a difference in our community, making a difference in someone’s life, whatever God has in His plan…Jack taught me by example of how important it is to take time to make a difference. I’m thankful to Jack for giving of himself so unselfishly, and for
all he did for so many, and for his efforts to make our community a better place.

]]> By: Kerry Moran Deason http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/2010-persons-of-the-year-jack-moran/comment-page-1#comment-66079 Kerry Moran Deason Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:51:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=40699#comment-66079 Way to go dad!!! Love you and miss you! I know you would be sooooo proud!! How cool is this?????? Way to go dad!!! Love you and miss you! I know you would be sooooo proud!! How cool is this??????

]]> By: Stacie Nelson http://www.northescambia.com/2011/01/2010-persons-of-the-year-jack-moran/comment-page-1#comment-66076 Stacie Nelson Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:11:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=40699#comment-66076 You could not have chosen a more wonderful, giving, selfless, kind and loving man than Jack Moran. Jack and his beautiful wife Julie are as close to Saints on Earth as we will ever get. My son Joshua, who is Autistic was in a shell and lonely before Jack and Julie came into our lives. Before Jack's untimely death last year, he continued to lift Joshua up by admiring his art and giving Joshua words of encouragement daily. Some days, Joshua would wake and want to know if "Mr. Jack" sent him an email. After Jack's diagnosis, he continued to lift Joshua up with words of love and encouragement all the while dealing with his terminal illness. In Jack's darkest hours he was only thinking of others, especially those with Special Needs. This does not take away from how much he loved his beautiful wife Julie who has become my closest friend and confidant! Julie stepped in to carry on the work Jack began so many years ago. Not a day has gone by that Joshua and I do not think of our dear friend W.D Jack Moran. It comforts me to be able to call or write Julie for an uplifting message, not only for Joshua but also for me. There are very few people who can say they have made a difference in the life of a child with special needs and even less can say they have changed a child's life for the better. Jack and Julie Moran are two of those select few. If I may quote from Joshua a few days following Jack's death; "Mama, Mr. Jack didn't die because I have him in my art and love never dies". Thank you for choosing Jack for this wonderful award! Through Julie, Jack lives on and I know he is sitting in Heaven with a smile on his face and a humble tear in his eye. That was Jack, a man who lived his life serving those who needed him and loving everyone unconditionally. You could not have chosen a more wonderful, giving, selfless, kind and loving man than Jack Moran. Jack and his beautiful wife Julie are as close to Saints on Earth as we will ever get. My son Joshua, who is Autistic was in a shell and lonely before Jack and Julie came into our lives. Before Jack’s untimely death last year, he continued to lift Joshua up by admiring his art and giving Joshua words of encouragement daily. Some days, Joshua would wake and want to know if “Mr. Jack” sent him an email. After Jack’s diagnosis, he continued to lift Joshua up with words of love and encouragement all the while dealing with his terminal illness. In Jack’s darkest hours he was only thinking of others, especially those with Special Needs. This does not take away from how much he loved his beautiful wife Julie who has become my closest friend and confidant! Julie stepped in to carry on the work Jack began so many years ago. Not a day has gone by that Joshua and I do not think of our dear friend W.D Jack Moran. It comforts me to be able to call or write Julie for an uplifting message, not only for Joshua but also for me. There are very few people who can say they have made a difference in the life of a child with special needs and even less can say they have changed a child’s life for the better. Jack and Julie Moran are two of those select few. If I may quote from Joshua a few days following Jack’s death; “Mama, Mr. Jack didn’t die because I have him in my art and love never dies”. Thank you for choosing Jack for this wonderful award! Through Julie, Jack lives on and I know he is sitting in Heaven with a smile on his face and a humble tear in his eye. That was Jack, a man who lived his life serving those who needed him and loving everyone unconditionally.

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