John Harold Moye Sr.

He is predeceased by his wife Elizabeth (Bess) Moye, who passed away in 2017.He is survived by his five children—Jack, Jr. of Maryland, Thomas and Richard of Vermont, Timothy of Wisconsin, and Catherine now living in Portugal. He also leaves behind four grandchildren, Elizabeth, Julius, Fiona, and Jake.

Jack was born December 1, 1928, in Massillon, Ohio, to Dorothy Moreland Moye and Harold J. Moye. After the unfortunate and untimely death of his mother, Jack was raised by his grandparents for a time and then by his father and step-mother, Mary Miglich Moye. He was raised primarily in East Orange, NJ, Braintree, MA, and Chatham, MA. In 1951, after graduating from Middlebury College, where he enjoyed playing football and hockey, he married Elizabeth (Bess) Monks and then served three years in the Coast Guard before working for his father, an automobile dealer at the time, in the Boston area. In 1958 he established Granite Chevrolet on Stevens St. in Hyannis, before building a new dealership on Ridgewood Ave. where he worked until 1977. Later he established a dealership for a short time in Rutland, VT, before returning to Chatham and working for Bess at Cabbages & Kings Bookstore, which she had established in the early 80s with her partner and friend Meta Hutchings. The store closed in 2008 when Bess and Jack retired, at which point Jack might be seen running errands or out walking, always with one of his beloved dogs with him.

Jack was fortunate to be able to spend his last years in his own home, despite declining health and independence. Much of that good fortune was due to the fabulously reliable and invaluable care provided by his long-term primary caregiver, Maryann, to whom we are all immensely grateful.

The family is planning a celebration of life to be held at a later date.