Stowe, VT Patricia D. Moore passed away peacefully in Stowe on Sunday December 18, 2016. Pat was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on June 11, 1927, the daughter of Samuel A. Duncan and Elinor Hoffman. She spent her early years in Englewood, New Jersey and Scarsdale, New York. When she was 15 she left home for Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. Pat graduated in 1945, attended Pratt Business School in New York City and went to work for General Electric. She met an old classmate from Gould, William Moore and they were married in 1948. They moved to Orono, Maine where Bill graduated from the University of Maine and their first two children were born. A few years later Pat and Bill moved to Epsom, New Hampshire and operated a general store and post office. Pat Moore was a United States Postmistress and their adventure was featured in an article in Yankee magazine. Bill went on to become a public school teacher for many years and Pat also worked as an aide in schools while raising her five children. In 1978 Pat and Bill relocated to Stowe where they operated the Buccaneer Motel for many years and later All Seasons Rentals. Bill was also a teacher at Stowe Middle School. They were both active supporters of the Stowe Theater Guild and participants in many shows. Pat was also an active member of the Gould Academy Board of Trustees and Class Agent for the Class of 1945. After Bill passed away in 2006, Pat moved into Copley Woodlands and became an active member of that community as well as creating many new friendships. Pat is survived by daughter Katherine and her husband John Wilson of New London, New Hampshire; son William and his wife Heidi of Seattle, Washington; son Michael and his wife Linda of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and daughters Karen of South Yarmouth, Massachusetts and Debra of Raleigh, North Carolina. Pat is also survived by 12 wonderful grandchildren and 2 beautiful great granddaughters. A joint memorial service for Pat and Bill is planned for the spring in Stowe. Their ashes will be scattered on the trails at their beloved Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. Memorial contributions can be made to the Stowe Theatre Guild.