Ted Moock Jr.

R. Theodore "Ted" Moock, Jr., known by his lifelong friends and grandchildren as "Moose", was born in August 10,1934 and passed away on March 12, 2025. Life began for Ted in the leafy, northern New Jersey village of Ridgewood. In this suburban New York City town, he was surrounded by many friends as well as teammates from the Raiders, his recreational basketball team. He began his tennis career at the Upper Ridgewood Tennis Club in 1942 and played competitive tennis for over 77 years thereafter. At Ridgewood High School, Ted was a top singles player on the school's varsity tennis team which, in his senior year, won the New Jersey State Tennis Championship, the first ever for his high school.

Ted graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics. His major at Wharton was Marketing, a wise choice for Ted as he spent his entire business career in various segments of that field. While at Penn, Ted was elected to the Friars Senior Honor Society, the Phi Kappa Beta Junior Honor Society, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity where he served as Rush Chairman. He was Captain of the Penn Varsity tennis team, Senior Manager of the Varsity basketball team, and a member of the Varsity squash team. He was also Chairman of the Spirit Committee, Chairman of Skimmer Day, on the Board of the Christian Association, was a Dormitory Advisor and served in several other extracurricular organizations. Ted was named one of the Top Ten Penn graduates his senior year.

Following a tour of duty as an Officer in the U.S. Army, Ted held positions with the New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. and American Airlines. While at American in 1961, he met, wooed, and won the hand of Cynthia Laverne Baker on E. 16th St. in New York City in 1961. She became his wife of 64 years. In 1962, he embarked on a 34-year career in the investment securities business beginning with Merrill Lynch in New York City. Branch management positions followed in Philadelphia, Washington, D. C., and Dallas. His security industry career included several senior management positions in both New York City and Dallas as a Senior Vice President and as a Managing Director. He retired in 1996. During his investment career, Ted was well-known in the industry and served on many standing committees of the Security Industry Association. For several years, he authored a monthly investment column, "The Compleat Manager" in the Registered Representative magazine, spoke at many industry functions, and contributed investment articles to several professional publications. For over 28 years, Ted was an Arbitrator for FINKA - the securities industry regulatory organization - as well as an Expert Witness in many arbitration cases.

Not one to sit, Ted was involved in many activities outside of business. His book "Get That Interview, The Indispensable Guide for College Grads" was published and distributed nationally by Barron's Education Series in 1996. He volunteered in the first Presidential campaign of George W. Bush and the Dallas Mayor's campaign of Mike Rawlings. He played competitive senior softball for 20 years, was an Election Judge for Dallas County, and was an active member of TBarM Racquet Club and Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas. After retiring from tennis, Ted joined two bowling leagues. He was also an Elder and Treasurer of the Potomac United Presbyterian Church in Potomac, Md., a volunteer at the Meadows Museum in Dallas, and was on the Board of Directors of Campanilla Compound in Santa Fe. N.M. He also created and published eleven family trees including charts and biographies of his widespread family members.

In addition, Ted endowed an academic scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania, and created and chaired the Otis H. Grendler Memorial Committee. He also initiated a specified Children's Medical Center of Dallas fundraising program and served on its Board. He was very active in getting two Penn All-American football players elected to the University of Pennsylvania's Athletic Hall of Fame. At The "Tradition", Ted's retirement community, he served as the Librarian and served on the Food Service Committee and the Resident Council. During the 2020 Presidential election, Ted authored a political blog titled "The Moock Report". It was distributed to some 200 people and consisted of twenty separate blogs over the year.

For Ted, family was paramount, with tennis not far behind. His wife, Cynthia Moock, parents Raymond and Alberta Moock and his sister Shirley Sheridan pre-deceased him. He is survived by his three children - Christian, Jensen (wives Susie and Kelly) and Martha Moock Stedman. Grandchildren - Ted Moock (wife Melissa) and Caroline Moock, Alexandra Moock and Jensen Moock Jr., Layne Carver (husband Lee), and Courtney Stedman and niece, Kim Sheridan. Recent additions to his family include great-granddaughters Lillian Grace Carver and Mattie May Moock.

There will be a private family burial. Please join the family to celebrate Ted’s amazing life on April 26th at 3:00pm-4:30pm. The Tradition Senior Living, 5150 Matilda Street Dallas TX 75206, in the Great Room.

Donations in Ted’s name may be made to benefit the Simulation Training Lab at Children’s Health in Dallas, TX.

It can be said that "No grass grew under his feet!”