Richard Arthur Moffett

Richard Arthur Moffett passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at the age of 75. Richard was born in Houston, Texas on January 30, 1950, where he lived until he moved to Pearland, Texas at the age of 10. Richard graduated from Pearland High School in 1968. During his high school years, he played football and basketball and played baritone in the marching band. After graduation, Richard attended Texas Tech university where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management. His love for the Red Raiders lasted a lifetime and he loved attending games in Lubbock, traveling to bowl games, and following fan pages. Richard’s career began in industrial distribution with Gulf Supply Company and ended with wealth management firm FCA Corp., but in-between he held his most important job, full-time Dad to daughter Carrie and son Mark. He made lunches, checked homework, drove carpools, attended Suzuki piano lessons, coached teams and was a dedicated volunteer for the Stratford High School Band and Boy Scout Troop 599. His family knew him as a competitive game player – dominoes, gin rummy, bowling, backgammon or pool, a great trivia partner in sports, history, and classic television and movies, and someone who believed no great music had been made since the ‘60s. He read the print version of the Houston Chronicle cover to cover every day, loved reading People and TV Guide magazines for the latest movie and tv news, and found great joy in watching sitcoms, both old and new. Richard was an avid Astros fan and loved attending games with his son and daughter-in-law. He had a passion for classic cars and lamented the move to computer systems that left you unable to change your own oil. He was always on the lookout for an early 70’s 2-door hardtop Chevelle Malibu Super Sport he could work on like in the old days. A favorite pastime was watching movies or television series and discussing the plots with family and friends. Richard is preceded in death by his parents, George Robert Moffett II and Shirley Jean (Nilson) Davis, and his brother, George Robert Moffett III. Richard is survived by wife Debbie Moffett, daughter Carrie Moffett, son Mark Moffett and his wife Rachel, and cousin Cheryl Adams and her husband Greg. Richard’s life will be honored and celebrated with a small gathering for family and friends. If you would like to relay your condolences, Richard would have been pleased with contributions to Boy Scouts of America at donations.scouting.org, Sunshine Kids at https://www.sunshinekids.org/donate.html, or the Texas Tech Goin’ Band Association at https://www.goinbandassociation.org/forward-march.

Richard Arthur Moffett

January 30, 1950 - October 1, 2025