A Remembrance of

Terry Moore

April 13, 1954 - June 28, 2009

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"Go forth into the busy world and love it.
Interest yourself in its life,
mingle kindly with its joys and sorrows."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Could there be any better quote to capture the essence of Terry Moore?

His legacy is his unfailing positive attitude, his generosity, and his humor. There are as many stories about him as there are people who knew him. People in his neighborhood will point you to the playground that he had built. His church family enjoys a beautiful labyrinth that he initiated and saw to completion. Many people will attest that he was their inspiration and a source of strength. But that most of all he was a good and faithful friend.

Terry was a beloved "uncle" to a great number of children. There were always kids running in and out of his house, hanging out, snacking on his food and talking to him. He really listened and cared about what they had to say.

For the past fourteen years Terry worked as the Medical Social Worker for the state's Traumatic Brain Injury Program where he was a tireless advocate for survivors of brain injury and their families. He loved Camp Hickory-Wood and for the tenth anniversary season was named "King of Camp."

Terry made people feel loved and important. He wanted all the details of your stories. He worked hard but was always ready to laugh. When he was determined to accomplish something you can believe that he would make it happen. He was always available to listen to people's problems and managed to put them into perspective. But he rarely complained himself. Instead he sought inspiration and shared it with others.

On his last day in the office before he left for a routine surgical procedure, he e-mailed the above quote from Emerson and added the following words:

"Are you living your life to its fullest? Life is obviously what we make it
and we can choose to feel downtrodden in the negativity
of the world or feel joyful in the wonderful blessings that
are given us daily. Go for it... make your life the best that it
can be and help that to radiate to others."

Charles Terry Moore was born April 13, 1954 and died on June 28, 2009. For fourteen years, he was my colleague and my friend and I miss him terribly. But I am also grateful that we were able to share a path for all that time. My life is immeasurably richer from having known him.

—Jean Doster, Director Traumatic Brain Injury Program; TN Dept of Health, July 13, 2009

Dr. Ayub Khan Ommaya

July 10, 2008

former Chief of Neurosurgery at NIH’s
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Dr. Ayub Khan Ommaya, former Chief of Neurosurgery at NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, died on July 10, 2008, in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Ommaya developed the centripetal theory of TBI, which allowed for scientific understanding and modeling of the role of forces and their contribution to injury and outcome in the brain.

While serving as chief medical advisor to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, he commissioned an Institute of Medicine report, Injury in America, which led to creation of the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

Charles W. Haynes, the publisher of Brain Injury Professional
and long-time brain injury advocate,
passed away in November, 2007, in Houston, Texas.

Charles Walter Haynes was born in Fort Worth, Texas on September 19, 1926. He was educated in Lake Charles, Louisiana and received an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University. He also studied at the London School of Economics. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. After college,

Charles worked for Dunn and Bradstreet before joining the Beaird Company in Shreveport Louisiana. The company was purchased by American Machine and Foundry (AMF) in 1957.

In the 1960s Charles and his family moved to Europe, living for many years in London, Belfast and Geneva. In 1975 he was the recipient of the Queen’s Award for Industry, which he received at a ceremony with other business leaders at Buckingham Palace.

He joined Harley-Davidson Motor Company, an AMF subsidiary, in 1974, later becoming president of Harley-Davidson International. In 1979 he left the company to pursue various business opportunities in Texas.

After his daughter, Bonnie, was injured in a car accident in 1979, Charles started a new chapter in his life as an advocate for persons with brain injury and their families. He was a founder and first president of the Texas Head Injury Foundation, and later served as chairman of the board of the Brain Injury Association of America (then known as the National Head Injury Foundation).

Over the years, he testified before national and state governments, served on numerous boards and was active in a variety of brain injury causes and initiatives. Charles was passionate about improving the quality of life for persons with brain injury and although unable to play an active role in advocacy issues during the last few years of his life, he was keenly interested in following developments in the field.

In the 1990s Charles launched HDI Publishers, a company specializing in the area of neurotrauma. Over the years, HDI published a variety of material on the subject of brain injury for both survivors and professionals, including Brain Injury Professional, the official publication of the North American Brain Injury Society.

He is survived by Grace Grainger Haynes, his wife of 52 years, and three children, Sam, Bonnie, and Chas, and three grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to please consider a donation to the Brain Injury Association of America, (www.BIAUSA.org)1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110, Vienna, VA, 22182.