James Vernon Moody

Born October 2, 1950 in Tucson, Arizona.Died February 8, 2007 after fighting ALS for ten years. A 1969 graduate of Richardson High School, Jim received his BS and MS degrees from Texas Tech in entomology.After several years as an entrepreneurial pest consultant in the wheat fields of West Texas, he hired on in data processing at Chilton, moving on to that company's change to TRW and then Experion.His final posting was to the Department of Justice, where he worked until the day prior to his death. Jim loved music, bass fishing, his friends and family, insects, electronic equipment of virtually any kind, and the outdoors, not necessarily in that order.He embraced life in a way rarely witnessed, and we will sorely miss the joy he found in everything he touched. Jim is survived by his mother, Yvonne Moody of Forney, Texas; sisters Kay Olsen of Portland, Oregon, and Margaret Spain of Forney; nephew Lincoln Barber and his wife Donna of Bedford; nieces Vonna Smythe and her husband Tim of Portland, Jessica Spain and Melissa Spain of Forney, and Abigail Espinoza and her husband Phillip of Bastrop; great-niece Scout Smythe of Portland; and great-nephew Eddie Espinoza of Bastrop. A memorial service honoring Jim is scheduled for Thursday, February 15, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. at New Hope Funeral Home, 500 East Highway 80, Sunnyvale, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Jim's name to either ALSA of North Texas, 1231 Greenway Dr., Suite 270, Irving, Texas 75038 or MDA, 12750 Merit Drive, Dallas, Texas 75201.