Notice of Passing – Staff Sergeant (Retired) Jaime Alicia Moore

It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of SSG Jaime Alicia Moore of Sweeny, Texas. SSG Moore passed away on 19 April 2024. She was 40 years old.

Jaime Alicia Moore, née McElyea, was born on 6 August 1983, in Athens, Alabama, to Alice and James McElyea. She enlisted in the United States Army in 2009 as a 27D, Paralegal Specialist.  

SSG Moore’s military assignments include Paralegal Noncommissioned Officer, Joint Communication Support Element, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Special Victim Paralegal, United States Army Legal Services Agency, Fort Johnson, Louisiana; Paralegal Noncommissioned Officer, 2d Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado; Paralegal Noncommissioned Officer, 4th Division Sustainment Brigade, Fort Carson, Colorado; Paralegal Specialist, 97th Military Police Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas; Paralegal Specialist, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; and Paralegal Specialist, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Red Cloud, Korea. SGT Moore deployed to Afghanistan twice (2012, 2014).

SSG Moore’s military awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), Army Achievement Medal (5OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (4th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (campaign star), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, and the NATO medal. She was a graduate of the Basic Leader Course and Advanced Leader Course.

She is survived by her husband Steven Moore; son Mason James Moore; parents Alice and James McElyea; sister Tammi Gates and her husband Mike; brothers Scott McElyea and his wife Susie; Jimmy McElyea and his wife Cheryl; Jeff McElyea and his wife Char; and in-laws Linda & Chester Moore.

Visitation services for SSG Moore were held at C.T. Baker & Sons Funeral Home in West Columbia, Texas, on 25 April 2024, followed by a graveside service with full military honors at Sweeny Cemetery in Sweeny, Texas. SSG Moore’s full obituary can be found at https://www.ctbakerfuneral.com/obituaries/jaime-moore.

Please keep the Moore and McElyea families in your thoughts and prayers during this most difficult of times.


STUART W. RISCH
LTG, U.S. Army
The Judge Advocate General