In Memoriam "For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death." -Psalm 48:14
The Venerable Dr. Kathleen M. Moore, 1952-2022 PARRISH - The Venerable Dr. Kathleen M. Moore died peacefully on February 18, 2022, in Tampa, at the age of 70. She is survived by her husband Nicholas Nitch, sister Christine Harrison, brother-in-law Hal Nitch, and sisterin-law Carol Clemens. Please keep Nicholas and the family in your prayers. May Kathleen rest in peace and be raised in glory. “All of the hearts in the Diocesan office are deeply saddened by her absence. She was a wonderful colleague, a great deacon of intellect with a serving heart, and a distiller of creative formation in the lives of the Diaconate of this diocese, ” said the Right Reverend Dabney T. Smith. Archdeacon Kathleen was born and raised in the market town of Driffield in the north of England. She shared with a colleague at Diocesan House that having grown up in a rural small-town environment, she found university life full of exciting and stimulating things and people. She developed a true love of learning, and eventually teaching—that love guided her life direction. Kathleen received a B.A. (Honors) in Modern Languages from Durham University in 1973, an M.S. in Counseling and Human Development from Troy State University in 1977, an Education for Ministry Mentor Certificate from The University of the South in 1996, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Florida in 1989. In the summer of 2009 Kathleen completed a program in the Management of Lifelong Education through the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Teaching English as a second language in Europe marked the beginning of Kathleen’s professional career. She deepened her career in education when she settled in the United States in 1977—a career in which she excelled and that she found to be a source of much joy. She spent 35 years positively touching the lives of others through her vocation and ministry as a teacher and administrator in higher education. In June 2014 Kathleen concluded 24 years of service at the University of South Florida, retiring from her most recent position as an Associate Vice President. Kathleen and Nicholas married on October 8, 1989. In February 1990, she and Nicholas were directed by a friend to St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tampa— they both knew immediately that they had come home. That wonderful church community became an important part of their lives as a couple and as individuals. It was at St. John’s that Kathleen’s gifts for ministry were honed and her personal path of discernment would be revealed. After being confirmed in 1991 at St. John’s, her lay ministry grew to include serving: as licensed Eucharistic Minister, on the Verger Team, the Vestry, the Christian Education Commission, on the Board of Directors of the St. John’s Episcopal Parish Day School, and as a retreat leader. Kathleen also served as a planner, developer, and leader of adult education programs at St. John’s — including being a founding member of Contemporary Women’s Bible Study (CWBS), a dynamic program for women who want to benefit from reflection upon biblical texts that address faith and life today. 34
