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Debra Lynn Stanfield Moore

Debra Lynn Stanfield Moore, 56, of Kapolei, HI, died Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the Ka Punawai Ola Hospice in Kapolei, HI, after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born April 1, 1958 in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of Harold William and Dolores Velma (Graff) Stanfield.

Debbie grew up in the Milwaukee area and graduated from Homestead High School in Mequon, WI. She then attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison and graduated from the College of Medicine at the University of Florida. Debbie was a Certified Physician Assistant and member of the National Association of Physician Assistants. Throughout her career she specialized in the ophthalmology, cardiology, urology and gastroenterology fields, working for the Eye Institute of Florida, the Hawaii Eye Center and most recently at Tripler Army Medical Center, where she delivered preventative gastroenterology cancer screenings. Debbie also took medical missions trips to South Pacific Island nations, where she volunteered her medical expertise in vision care to residents.

In addition to her work in medicine, Debbie had many other interests. She was a FAA-certified pilot, rated in airplane single engine land and sea, and also belonged to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the General Aviation Council of Hawaii. Debbie loved being on the water and enjoyed sail boarding, sailing and kayaking. In her free time, she delivered sailboats from the United States to the Caribbean and South American regions. Dalmatians had a special place in her heart and Debbie owned and managed an AKC Grand Champion Dalmatian; she was also a member of the Leeward Training Club of Hawaii.

Her memory will be cherished by her loving husband of six years, Robert P. Moore, whom she married on August 9, 2008; father, Harold William Stanfield and wife, Paulette, of Brookfield, WI; brother, Grant Stanfield and wife, Margaret, of Ripon, WI; sisters, Patricia Stanfield, of Kea'au, HI, and Paula Koss and husband, Scott, of Delafield, WI; step-son, Christopher P. Moore and wife, Tammy, and their children, Briana, Alex and Naomi Moore, of Seminole, FL; and step-daughter, Heather D. Medina and husband, Jose, and their children, Teigen and Sebastian Medina.

Debra was preceded in death by her mother, Dolores Velma (Graff) Stanfield.

Friends and family will be received from 12-1 PM until the time of funeral services at 1 PM on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at Grace Presbyterian Church, 155 N. Jefferson St., Kittanning, with the Rev. Dana Wilmot officiating.

Burial will be in Kittanning Cemetery, Kittanning, PA.

Contributions can be made in Debbie's honor to the Pacific Aviation Museum, the National WASP WWII Museum or the American Cancer Society.

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