Obituary

Lewis Oscar Moon, 65, of La Plata, Maryland, died May 25, 2009 of heart failure.

Born Dec. 18, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of Agnes Moon of Cincinnati and the late Edwin Moon.

He moved to Charles County with his family in 1988. A psychotherapist with a master’s degree in social work from Ohio State University, he worked for the Charles County Department of Social Services, Vesta Inc. and Civista Medical Center.

Most recently, he shared a private practice in La Plata with his wife at Acton Counseling Associates. Friends and family will remember him as a patient and caring husband, father and grandfather.

He enjoyed reading, boating, laughing heartily, spending time with friends and family and watching his granddaughters play. He sought to make a difference in the world each day by helping others in even the smallest ways.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Roy Moon.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sharon; sons, Brendan and his wife, Jackie and their daughters, Annabelle and Emily of White Plains and Jeremy and his partner, Bryan Legaspi of Washington, D.C.; siblings, Tom and Cathy Moon of Cincinnati, Sam Moon and Kathy Taylor of Cincinnati and Susan and David Hyde of Yellow Springs, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life service was held at 5 p.m. May 31 2009 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Piney Parish, Waldorf. The Revs. Joy Rose and Sandra S.W. Taylor officiated. A reception followed.

Photographs shared during the service can be viewed at this link.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Friends Service Committee www.afsc.org; 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, which carries out service, development, social justice and peace programs throughout the world.