Early on July 1, 2013, exactly four years after being diagnosed with ACC (adrenocortical carcinoma), Stacey Meredith Moore, age 36, died peacefully in her childhood home with her mother, brother and dear friend, Brook at her side. Longtime friend and nurse, Brook Highsmith Cole kept vigil over Stacey during her last nights. She and Stacey's brother Courtney lovingly and compassionately tended to Stacey's medical needs and kept her comfortable in her final days.
Stacey was born January 18, 1977 in New Hanover County, NC. Survivors include her mother, Sharon Crawley Moore of Wallace, her brother Courtney Moore and his wife Chantal von Alvensleben of Shanghai, China, her paternal grandmother Aileen Moore of Wallace, maternal grandmother, Maggie Pearl Crawley of Wallace, uncles Jack Moore of Wallace, Michael Moore of Carey and Brett Crawley of Wallace, aunts Donna Nicholson of Wallace and Sallie Moore of Chapel Hill, cousins Cody Moore, Marshall Crawley and Allison Crawley. She was recently predeceased by her father, James Robert "Jimmy" Moore on December 14, 2012.
During her childhood years in Wallace, she developed many strong friendships. She graduated from Wallace-Rose Hill High School in 1995, and after two years at Peace College in Raleigh, later earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at UNCW. Stacey went on to work at Methodist Home for Children and Circle of Courage in Wilmington. Stacey made many friends during the next twelve years when she lived in Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach. In 2010, Stacey returned to live in Wallace to be near her family as she learned to live with cancer. During that time in Wallace, her childhood friendships were renewed and strengthened, and those dedicated friends remained faithfully at her side throughout her last days.
Stacey was a vibrant, beautiful woman and fiery redhead whose life was anything but dull from the day she was born. She was as complex as she was beautiful. Strong-willed, impulsive, loyal, stormy, hilarious, generous, selfish, loving, aloof, difficult, spiritual, fearless, fun-loving - her unique personality was full of contradictions that kept life with Stacey interesting. Her cancer diagnosis brought a lot of introspection and caused her to take life and her relationships more seriously. Watching her father deal with his cancer with remarkable grace inspired her to make some changes in her own life. She was still working on her "priorities" when she died – far too soon, but she knew who she loved and who loved her – and that was all that really mattered.
During the four years that Stacey lived with an incurable and very rare cancer, she also developed close relationships with the many specialists who were actively involved in her medical care. It was through Dr. Kenneth Kotz in Wilmington that she was invited to the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. There, she met Dr. Tito Fojo, an expert on adrenocortical carcinoma. It was Dr. Fojo who made the definitive diagnosis on July 1, 2009. It was primarily Dr. Fojo and his research nurse Maureen Edgerly who took care of Stacey for the next four years; they grew to love her – and she loved them. There were many trips to Bethesda for scans and tests and surgeries. Stacey's mother was with her for every one – except the last one. A dear childhood friend drove her to Maryland for that routine checkup that unexpectedly proved to be anything but routine. When Dr. Fojo told Stacey it was time to go home and enjoy the time she had left, he knew her well enough to know that she would "never, never, never give up". Against his advice but with his blessing, she pursued further treatment at Bon Secours at St. Mary's in Richmond, VA before accepting the inevitable, just days before her death.
Stacey lived her life fully, until the very end. She felt well enough to travel with her mother to China where they spent the last two weeks of May. That time, spent with Courtney and Chantal and Maria, Chantal's mother, in Shanghai and Beijing was truly the trip of her lifetime. On May 24th, Stacey fearlessly bungee jumped over a beautiful river gorge in the countryside outside Beijing – all hundred pounds of her, and the video of those moments is a tribute to the kind of person she was – at her very best. She also spent several relaxing days at Topsail Beach with her beloved friend and "personal hairdresser" Devon before her final trip to St. Mary's.
Stacey's friends suggested that donations to two local organizations that help women with cancer – and their families – would be an appropriate way to honor Stacey's memory. They are "Pretty in Pink Foundation" at www.prettyinpinkfoundation.org and "Women of Hope" at www.womenofhopenc.org in Wilmington.
A service to celebrate Stacey's life was held at Wallace Presbyterian Church at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2013. A reception followed the service in the church fellowship hall.
Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Wallace, NC served the Moore family.
Stacey was born January 18, 1977 in New Hanover County, NC. Survivors include her mother, Sharon Crawley Moore of Wallace, her brother Courtney Moore and his wife Chantal von Alvensleben of Shanghai, China, her paternal grandmother Aileen Moore of Wallace, maternal grandmother, Maggie Pearl Crawley of Wallace, uncles Jack Moore of Wallace, Michael Moore of Carey and Brett Crawley of Wallace, aunts Donna Nicholson of Wallace and Sallie Moore of Chapel Hill, cousins Cody Moore, Marshall Crawley and Allison Crawley. She was recently predeceased by her father, James Robert "Jimmy" Moore on December 14, 2012.
During her childhood years in Wallace, she developed many strong friendships. She graduated from Wallace-Rose Hill High School in 1995, and after two years at Peace College in Raleigh, later earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at UNCW. Stacey went on to work at Methodist Home for Children and Circle of Courage in Wilmington. Stacey made many friends during the next twelve years when she lived in Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach. In 2010, Stacey returned to live in Wallace to be near her family as she learned to live with cancer. During that time in Wallace, her childhood friendships were renewed and strengthened, and those dedicated friends remained faithfully at her side throughout her last days.
Stacey was a vibrant, beautiful woman and fiery redhead whose life was anything but dull from the day she was born. She was as complex as she was beautiful. Strong-willed, impulsive, loyal, stormy, hilarious, generous, selfish, loving, aloof, difficult, spiritual, fearless, fun-loving - her unique personality was full of contradictions that kept life with Stacey interesting. Her cancer diagnosis brought a lot of introspection and caused her to take life and her relationships more seriously. Watching her father deal with his cancer with remarkable grace inspired her to make some changes in her own life. She was still working on her "priorities" when she died – far too soon, but she knew who she loved and who loved her – and that was all that really mattered.
During the four years that Stacey lived with an incurable and very rare cancer, she also developed close relationships with the many specialists who were actively involved in her medical care. It was through Dr. Kenneth Kotz in Wilmington that she was invited to the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. There, she met Dr. Tito Fojo, an expert on adrenocortical carcinoma. It was Dr. Fojo who made the definitive diagnosis on July 1, 2009. It was primarily Dr. Fojo and his research nurse Maureen Edgerly who took care of Stacey for the next four years; they grew to love her – and she loved them. There were many trips to Bethesda for scans and tests and surgeries. Stacey's mother was with her for every one – except the last one. A dear childhood friend drove her to Maryland for that routine checkup that unexpectedly proved to be anything but routine. When Dr. Fojo told Stacey it was time to go home and enjoy the time she had left, he knew her well enough to know that she would "never, never, never give up". Against his advice but with his blessing, she pursued further treatment at Bon Secours at St. Mary's in Richmond, VA before accepting the inevitable, just days before her death.
Stacey lived her life fully, until the very end. She felt well enough to travel with her mother to China where they spent the last two weeks of May. That time, spent with Courtney and Chantal and Maria, Chantal's mother, in Shanghai and Beijing was truly the trip of her lifetime. On May 24th, Stacey fearlessly bungee jumped over a beautiful river gorge in the countryside outside Beijing – all hundred pounds of her, and the video of those moments is a tribute to the kind of person she was – at her very best. She also spent several relaxing days at Topsail Beach with her beloved friend and "personal hairdresser" Devon before her final trip to St. Mary's.
Stacey's friends suggested that donations to two local organizations that help women with cancer – and their families – would be an appropriate way to honor Stacey's memory. They are "Pretty in Pink Foundation" at www.prettyinpinkfoundation.org and "Women of Hope" at www.womenofhopenc.org in Wilmington.
A service to celebrate Stacey's life was held at Wallace Presbyterian Church at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2013. A reception followed the service in the church fellowship hall.
Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Wallace, NC served the Moore family.
Early on July 1, 2013, exactly four years after being diagnosed with ACC (adrenocortical carcinoma), Stacey Meredith Moore, age 36, died peacefully in her childhood home with her mother, brother and dear friend, Brook at her side. Longtime friend and nurse, Brook Highsmith Cole kept vigil over Stacey during her last nights. She and Stacey's brother Courtney lovingly and compassionately tended to Stacey's medical needs and kept her comfortable in her final days.
Stacey was born January 18, 1977 in New Hanover County, NC. Survivors include her mother, Sharon Crawley Moore of Wallace, her brother Courtney Moore and his wife Chantal von Alvensleben of Shanghai, China, her paternal grandmother Aileen Moore of Wallace, maternal grandmother, Maggie Pearl Crawley of Wallace, uncles Jack Moore of Wallace, Michael Moore of Carey and Brett Crawley of Wallace, aunts Donna Nicholson of Wallace and Sallie Moore of Chapel Hill, cousins Cody Moore, Marshall Crawley and Allison Crawley. She was recently predeceased by her father, James Robert "Jimmy" Moore on December 14, 2012.
During her childhood years in Wallace, she developed many strong friendships. She graduated from Wallace-Rose Hill High School in 1995, and after two years at Peace College in Raleigh, later earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at UNCW. Stacey went on to work at Methodist Home for Children and Circle of Courage in Wilmington. Stacey made many friends during the next twelve years when she lived in Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach. In 2010, Stacey returned to live in Wallace to be near her family as she learned to live with cancer. During that time in Wallace, her childhood friendships were renewed and strengthened, and those dedicated friends remained faithfully at her side throughout her last days.
Stacey was a vibrant, beautiful woman and fiery redhead whose life was anything but dull from the day she was born. She was as complex as she was beautiful. Strong-willed, impulsive, loyal, stormy, hilarious, generous, selfish, loving, aloof, difficult, spiritual, fearless, fun-loving - her unique personality was full of contradictions that kept life with Stacey interesting. Her cancer diagnosis brought a lot of introspection and caused her to take life and her relationships more seriously. Watching her father deal with his cancer with remarkable grace inspired her to make some changes in her own life. She was still working on her "priorities" when she died – far too soon, but she knew who she loved and who loved her – and that was all that really mattered.
During the four years that Stacey lived with an incurable and very rare cancer, she also developed close relationships with the many specialists who were actively involved in her medical care. It was through Dr. Kenneth Kotz in Wilmington that she was invited to the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. There, she met Dr. Tito Fojo, an expert on adrenocortical carcinoma. It was Dr. Fojo who made the definitive diagnosis on July 1, 2009. It was primarily Dr. Fojo and his research nurse Maureen Edgerly who took care of Stacey for the next four years; they grew to love her – and she loved them. There were many trips to Bethesda for scans and tests and surgeries. Stacey's mother was with her for every one – except the last one. A dear childhood friend drove her to Maryland for that routine checkup that unexpectedly proved to be anything but routine. When Dr. Fojo told Stacey it was time to go home and enjoy the time she had left, he knew her well enough to know that she would "never, never, never give up". Against his advice but with his blessing, she pursued further treatment at Bon Secours at St. Mary's in Richmond, VA before accepting the inevitable, just days before her death.
Stacey lived her life fully, until the very end. She felt well enough to travel with her mother to China where they spent the last two weeks of May. That time, spent with Courtney and Chantal and Maria, Chantal's mother, in Shanghai and Beijing was truly the trip of her lifetime. On May 24th, Stacey fearlessly bungee jumped over a beautiful river gorge in the countryside outside Beijing – all hundred pounds of her, and the video of those moments is a tribute to the kind of person she was – at her very best. She also spent several relaxing days at Topsail Beach with her beloved friend and "personal hairdresser" Devon before her final trip to St. Mary's.
Stacey's friends suggested that donations to two local organizations that help women with cancer – and their families – would be an appropriate way to honor Stacey's memory. They are "Pretty in Pink Foundation" at www.prettyinpinkfoundation.org and "Women of Hope" at www.womenofhopenc.org in Wilmington.
A service to celebrate Stacey's life was held at Wallace Presbyterian Church at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2013. A reception followed the service in the church fellowship hall.
Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Wallace, NC served the Moore family.
Stacey was born January 18, 1977 in New Hanover County, NC. Survivors include her mother, Sharon Crawley Moore of Wallace, her brother Courtney Moore and his wife Chantal von Alvensleben of Shanghai, China, her paternal grandmother Aileen Moore of Wallace, maternal grandmother, Maggie Pearl Crawley of Wallace, uncles Jack Moore of Wallace, Michael Moore of Carey and Brett Crawley of Wallace, aunts Donna Nicholson of Wallace and Sallie Moore of Chapel Hill, cousins Cody Moore, Marshall Crawley and Allison Crawley. She was recently predeceased by her father, James Robert "Jimmy" Moore on December 14, 2012.
During her childhood years in Wallace, she developed many strong friendships. She graduated from Wallace-Rose Hill High School in 1995, and after two years at Peace College in Raleigh, later earned her bachelor's degree in psychology at UNCW. Stacey went on to work at Methodist Home for Children and Circle of Courage in Wilmington. Stacey made many friends during the next twelve years when she lived in Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach. In 2010, Stacey returned to live in Wallace to be near her family as she learned to live with cancer. During that time in Wallace, her childhood friendships were renewed and strengthened, and those dedicated friends remained faithfully at her side throughout her last days.
Stacey was a vibrant, beautiful woman and fiery redhead whose life was anything but dull from the day she was born. She was as complex as she was beautiful. Strong-willed, impulsive, loyal, stormy, hilarious, generous, selfish, loving, aloof, difficult, spiritual, fearless, fun-loving - her unique personality was full of contradictions that kept life with Stacey interesting. Her cancer diagnosis brought a lot of introspection and caused her to take life and her relationships more seriously. Watching her father deal with his cancer with remarkable grace inspired her to make some changes in her own life. She was still working on her "priorities" when she died – far too soon, but she knew who she loved and who loved her – and that was all that really mattered.
During the four years that Stacey lived with an incurable and very rare cancer, she also developed close relationships with the many specialists who were actively involved in her medical care. It was through Dr. Kenneth Kotz in Wilmington that she was invited to the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. There, she met Dr. Tito Fojo, an expert on adrenocortical carcinoma. It was Dr. Fojo who made the definitive diagnosis on July 1, 2009. It was primarily Dr. Fojo and his research nurse Maureen Edgerly who took care of Stacey for the next four years; they grew to love her – and she loved them. There were many trips to Bethesda for scans and tests and surgeries. Stacey's mother was with her for every one – except the last one. A dear childhood friend drove her to Maryland for that routine checkup that unexpectedly proved to be anything but routine. When Dr. Fojo told Stacey it was time to go home and enjoy the time she had left, he knew her well enough to know that she would "never, never, never give up". Against his advice but with his blessing, she pursued further treatment at Bon Secours at St. Mary's in Richmond, VA before accepting the inevitable, just days before her death.
Stacey lived her life fully, until the very end. She felt well enough to travel with her mother to China where they spent the last two weeks of May. That time, spent with Courtney and Chantal and Maria, Chantal's mother, in Shanghai and Beijing was truly the trip of her lifetime. On May 24th, Stacey fearlessly bungee jumped over a beautiful river gorge in the countryside outside Beijing – all hundred pounds of her, and the video of those moments is a tribute to the kind of person she was – at her very best. She also spent several relaxing days at Topsail Beach with her beloved friend and "personal hairdresser" Devon before her final trip to St. Mary's.
Stacey's friends suggested that donations to two local organizations that help women with cancer – and their families – would be an appropriate way to honor Stacey's memory. They are "Pretty in Pink Foundation" at www.prettyinpinkfoundation.org and "Women of Hope" at www.womenofhopenc.org in Wilmington.
A service to celebrate Stacey's life was held at Wallace Presbyterian Church at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2013. A reception followed the service in the church fellowship hall.
Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Wallace, NC served the Moore family.
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