Ann Elizabeth Moore
July 6, 1945 — June 21, 2024
Ann Elizabeth (Beth) Moore of Jacksonville, Florida and Highlands, NC passed away
peacefully on June 21, 2024, surrounded by her family after living with cancer for six
years. She was born in Evanston, Illinois on July 6, 1945 to Clara and Lester Moore.
Beth attended Mary Washington College from 1963 - 1965 and transferred to the
University of Virginia receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 1967. She is
a life-long member of the UVA Alumni Club. In 1978, via a grant, she received a Master
of Science in Nursing from Ohio State University. She began her nursing career as a
staff nurse in Upstate New York and was always dedicated to providing excellent health
care. One of her favorite positions was teaching nursing students. She was proud to
have opened the Endocrine Unit when she was Chief Nursing Officer at a Richmond
Virginia hospital. She held various other management and consulting positions in the
health care field throughout her nursing career.
In 1998, she moved to Highlands, North Carolina and began a real estate career. With
a downturn in the real estate market in 2008, she returned to the healthcare field
providing home health care services.
In 2012, she meet her husband Wally Patzke. In 2015, they were married in New York's
Central Park. When they were not traveling, they split their time between Jacksonville,
Florida and Highlands, North Carolina.
Beth loved the mountains of North Carolina, walking in the woods, the beach and
traveling. She would find peace and serenity walking the trails of Highlands Biological
Center year round. She visited six of the seven continents. One of her more remarkable
trips was volunteering in an orphanage in Kenya.
She cherished her time that she spent volunteering in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
at Wolfson's Children's Hospital and serving on its Volunteer Board.
Beth is preceded by her parents Lester Charles Moore and Clara Elizabeth Moore, and
her sister Mary Patricia (Patti).
She is survived by her husband, Wally Patzke, her son, Stephen Bartolacci (Jessica
Baer), her brother, Tom Moore (Sharon), her stepdaughter, Beth Gibson (Don) and
grandchildren Kloe North, Ashley Anne Gibson, John Gibson, Zoe Gibson and Teddy
Gibson.
The family would like to thank her healthcare providers, Dr Vanderkwaak, Dr Nowicki,
Dr. Modi, Debra, staff of Baptist MD Anderson, Bernadette, Hannah, Community
Hospice and Concierge Care.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at
Timuquana Country Club, Jacksonville, Florida. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be
made in Beth's honor to Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Jacksonville, Florida or
Highlands Biological Foundation, Highlands, North Carolina.
peacefully on June 21, 2024, surrounded by her family after living with cancer for six
years. She was born in Evanston, Illinois on July 6, 1945 to Clara and Lester Moore.
Beth attended Mary Washington College from 1963 - 1965 and transferred to the
University of Virginia receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 1967. She is
a life-long member of the UVA Alumni Club. In 1978, via a grant, she received a Master
of Science in Nursing from Ohio State University. She began her nursing career as a
staff nurse in Upstate New York and was always dedicated to providing excellent health
care. One of her favorite positions was teaching nursing students. She was proud to
have opened the Endocrine Unit when she was Chief Nursing Officer at a Richmond
Virginia hospital. She held various other management and consulting positions in the
health care field throughout her nursing career.
In 1998, she moved to Highlands, North Carolina and began a real estate career. With
a downturn in the real estate market in 2008, she returned to the healthcare field
providing home health care services.
In 2012, she meet her husband Wally Patzke. In 2015, they were married in New York's
Central Park. When they were not traveling, they split their time between Jacksonville,
Florida and Highlands, North Carolina.
Beth loved the mountains of North Carolina, walking in the woods, the beach and
traveling. She would find peace and serenity walking the trails of Highlands Biological
Center year round. She visited six of the seven continents. One of her more remarkable
trips was volunteering in an orphanage in Kenya.
She cherished her time that she spent volunteering in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
at Wolfson's Children's Hospital and serving on its Volunteer Board.
Beth is preceded by her parents Lester Charles Moore and Clara Elizabeth Moore, and
her sister Mary Patricia (Patti).
She is survived by her husband, Wally Patzke, her son, Stephen Bartolacci (Jessica
Baer), her brother, Tom Moore (Sharon), her stepdaughter, Beth Gibson (Don) and
grandchildren Kloe North, Ashley Anne Gibson, John Gibson, Zoe Gibson and Teddy
Gibson.
The family would like to thank her healthcare providers, Dr Vanderkwaak, Dr Nowicki,
Dr. Modi, Debra, staff of Baptist MD Anderson, Bernadette, Hannah, Community
Hospice and Concierge Care.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at
Timuquana Country Club, Jacksonville, Florida. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be
made in Beth's honor to Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Jacksonville, Florida or
Highlands Biological Foundation, Highlands, North Carolina.
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