September 1, 1936 – July 22, 2010

Don Moody, 73, of Bend, OR, died on Thursday, July 22, 2010, of Myelofibrosis.

A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room, 901 SW Simpson Ave., Bend, OR at 1:00 p.m.

He was born to the late Terry and Kathleen (Allen) Moody on September 1, 1936, in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Don graduated from Redmond Union High School in 1954 and received a diploma in Automotive Electricity and Tune Up from Oregon Technical Institute in Klamath Falls in 1956. After graduation, he worked for the Floyd Githens Ford dealership in Cottage Grove. In 1958, he married Joanne (Kulm) Moody in Cottage Grove.

Don returned to Central Oregon in 1962, and spent many years as the service manager for Robberson Ford in Bend. In the late 1960s, while still at Robberson Ford, he taught evening automotive classes and community education classes for Central Oregon Community College (COCC) before they had a permanent campus. He left Robberson Ford to teach Automotive Technology full-time at COCC from 1981 until his retirement as a professor in 1998. He received his Associate of Science Degree in Automotive Technology from COCC in 1984.

An avid outdoorsman, Don especially enjoyed sailing land yachts with friends in southeastern Oregon, and was an active hiker, backpacker, hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed restoring older vehicles including a 1936 Farmall tractor and a beloved 1956 Ford truck, which recently won the Best Pickup Award at the Elks car show in Bend.

Don is survived by three children: Brian Moody of Bend, OR; Bruce Moody of California; and Lisa (Moody) Smith of Bend, OR. He also is survived by his partner, Sandra Veeck of Bend, OR; brother, Robert Moody of Yuma, AZ; sister, Joan (Moody) Divers of Yuma, AZ and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Richard Moody.

Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Please visit our website www.niswonger-reynolds.com to sign our online guest register for the family.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be sent to Partners In Care Hospice House, 2075 NE Wyatt Court, Bend, OR 97701.

Don Moody