Alexander Layfette Moser III
On December 23, 2015, Alex took his final flight as he reached out his hand and “touched the face of God.”
Alex entered this life August 14, 1954 in Denison and left this world Wednesday at William P. Clements, Jr. University Hospital. Loving family and close friends filled the room and gathered near his bedside to usher him into that final blue sky he loved so dearly.
Surviving him are many very close family members and friends but none so dedicated to him as his Co-pilot in life, Susan Gail Moser. Others include his daughter and son-in-law, Mari Ann and Mark Lewis; his son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Caroline Moser. The family extends special affection and love to Thelma Dagenais for her role in the Moser family. Alex is also survived by son Chad Huddleston along with his co-conspirator and partner in crime, his sister, Myrna Gail Moser with Annette Kalandros. Others include his brother Frank Rogers and his wife Enid, along with a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, A.L. and Beulah Moser and his precious mother-in-law, Margie Eubank.
Alex attended, as he would say, “Willer Sprangs” School then went on to graduate Pottsboro High School (class of ’72) and attend Grayson College. It was during these young years that Alex developed his love of airplanes and flying, guided by special family friend and mentor, Bill McKeon. Having completed all his flight training, Alex soloed on his 16th birthday and earned his pilot’s license before he could legally drive a car. His most recent special project has been the refurbishing of his beloved Cessna L-19 Bird Dog U.S. Army Reconnaissance plane. Even as he struggled with his health, you could find him tinkering, tapping, grinding, and painting on his plane. It sits in the hangar today, Alex’s hands never again to touch the controls.
Alex loved hunting, fishing, flying, and all things adventure; he also loved dearly his friends from high school, his friends from his business world with whom he shared those adventures, including African safaris to fly fishing trips in Montana. One main love in his life was his work with Freemasonry. He followed in his father’s footsteps and achieved the status of 32nd degree Master Mason, ultimately becoming Worshipful Master of the George R. Reeves Masonic Lodge #396, serving in 1995 and 1997. Masonry changed Alex’s life, bringing him closer to God and family.
Alex followed his father as well when he assumed the family business, A.L. Moser Drilling in 1976 at the age of twenty-one. He built a tradition of quality service and integrity throughout the local community and surrounding Texoma area. Always by his side in the business was his dedicated, life-long friend, Ronnie Abston.
December 10th marks the anniversary of Alex and Susan, whose love for each other was evident to all. Their twenty-seven years together were filled with family, fun, and an insatiable appetite for adventure. Susan says on a daily basis, “Alex is the love of my life.”
Susan asks that the next time you are on Lake Texoma to think about Alex and know that it will be the final resting place of their ashes. The entire family built so many memories here on the lake and Alex will be returned to that water ever a part of all he loved.
“They say that water is life. If that is true, you will live forever.”
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Johnson-Moore Pottsboro Chapel with Reverend Virgie Holbrook officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn St., Dallas, TX 75219 or www.community.trshc.org.
Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson-Moore Funeral Home.
Condolences may be registered to: www.johnsonmoorefuneralhome.net
