The Foreign Service Journal, February 2009

F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 9 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 63 tle, where Ambassador Cross taught in the Jackson School of International Studies and the History Department at the University of Washington. During a decade there, he also undertook three tours with the semester-at-sea program of the University of Pitts- burgh and spent a semester as the Benedict Distinguished Visiting Pro- fessor at Carleton College. His mem- oir, Born a Foreigner — A Memoir of the American Presence in East Asia , was published by Rowman & Little- field Publishers, Inc., in 1999. He was a member of several non- profit boards: Diplomatic and Con- sular Officers, Retired, where he was elected to the Board of Governors in 2002 and re-elected in 2005; the Ling- nan Foundation in New York; and the Blakemore Foundation in Seattle. He was also active among Foreign Service retirees in Seattle. Amb. Cross is survived by his wife of 62 years, Shirley, of Seattle; three children: Ann (and her husband, Pug) Edmonds of Bellingham, Wash.; Kathy (and her husband, Bob) Leutner of Iowa City, Iowa; and Richard (and his wife, Anne Danford) of Marblemount, Wash.; seven grandchildren: Rad (and Susannah) Edmonds of Bryn Mawr, Pa.; Nathaniel (and Alice) Edmonds of Bethesda, Md.; Jay, John and Elizabeth Leutner of Iowa City; Nicholas and Ellen Cross of Marblemount; and four great-grandchildren. Remembrances can be sent to Providence Hospice of Seattle, 425 Pontius Ave. N, Seattle WA 98109. Marguerita “Maggie” Loomer, 80, a retired Foreign Service secretary and wife of the late retired FSO Walter Loomer, died on Oct. 17 in London. Born in London and originally a British subject, Mrs. Loomer served as a secretary in the British Foreign Service. She was posted to Luxem- burg and then Tunisia, where she met and married Walter Loomer in 1958. She accompanied him to posts in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Ethiopia, Kenya, Poland, Bolivia and Costa Rica, where she founded the library of the Costa Rica Academy. In 1975, Mrs. Loomer joined the U.S. Foreign Service as a secretary and, alongside her husband, held posts in Nigeria, the former Soviet Union and Greece. After Mr. Loom- er’s retirement in 1981, she went on to serve in London, Montreal and, again, London, before retiring in 1993. During her career, she re- ceived numerous meritorious awards and commendations, including the Superior Honor Award in 1992. When her husband passed away in 1989, Mrs. Loomer retired to her birthplace, London, where she re- mained active in various charitable causes until shortly before her death. She worked as a volunteer for the Red Cross and, most notably, for Oxfam. Her colleagues and fellow volunteers at Oxfam Kilburn voted her Volunteer of the Year in 2002. All who knew her will remember her for her sense of adventure; her love of life, music and others; her sense of dedication — especially to her Christian faith — and her sense of humor. Survivors include her children, Katherine Brophy of London, Nicholas “Joe” Loomer of Evans, Ga., and Patrick Loomer of London; grand- children, William, James, Tyler, Kyle and Kaitlin; her brother, Richard Howard of London; nieces, Caroline and Denise; and nephew, John. Memorial contributions can be made to Oxfam International. Geoffrey H. Moore , 56, a retired FSO, died on Nov. 6 at Virginia Med- ical Hospital in Arlington, Va., after a sudden illness. Born on July 25, 1952, in Thomas, Okla., Mr. Moore graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Okla- homa in 1974 and received his master’s degree in Japanese studies from Yale University in 1976. Mr. Moore joined the Foreign Serv- ice in 1976. During a 25-year diplo- matic career, he served overseas in Panama, South Korea, Japan, Jamaica, Thailand and Hong Kong. He retired in 2001. He is remembered fondly by mem- bers of the many A-100 classes he mentored at the Foreign Service Insti- tute, who recall his dedication, his humor and, in particular, his pithy guidance, “Don’t be a jerk.” In retirement, Mr. Moore volun- teered for the Homeless Animals Res- cue Team of Fairfax, Va., serving as a foster parent for homeless pets. Mr. Moore is remembered as a loving hus- band, brother and uncle who treasured his family and friends. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife of 27 years, the former Alice Cook, of Ar- lington, as well as his parents, Jack and Dorita Moore of Roswell, Ga.; a sister, Leslie Moore Gurley, and her husband Tom Gurley Jr., of Lake Charles, La.; two nieces, Jessica Anne Gurley and Stephanie Walters; and one nephew, TomGurley III. He also leaves behind two honorary nieces, Alison and Jen- nifer Hight. In lieu of flowers, memorial contri- butions may be made to the Homeless I N M E M O R Y