Leigh DuPre Obituary (2021) - Atlanta, GA

Choose Leigh Moore DuPre left her earthly dwelling and joined her heavenly Father on April 30, 2021; her loving household was by her facet. Leigh was born in Rome, Georgia on August 29, 1964, the oldest daughter of Robert Lewis Moore, Jr. and Peggy Holland Moore. She grew up in Rome, the place she turned a Nationwide 4-H champion and graduated from Mannequin Excessive Faculty as a STAR scholar. She graduated from Berry Faculty (B.A. Political Science) in 1986 and from the College of Georgia Faculty of Regulation (J.D. cum laude) in 1989. After clerking in Augusta for U.S. Justice of the Peace John Dunsmore, Leigh started an completed profession as a prosecutor within the Clayton County Solicitor's workplace. She quickly turned identified for demonstrating that "the State is at all times prepared" and for making quick work of the various opposing counsel and others who usually underestimated her. She later moved to the Dekalb Solicitors workplace and shortly after that Fulton County District Legal professional Lewis Slaton employed her. She later served as Chief Deputy of the Fulton Main Narcotics unit for a few years. Throughout her 20 plus years as a prosecutor, Leigh tried over 70 jury trials to verdict as lead counsel. She was appointed and served as an Atlanta Municipal Courtroom Choose for the previous 8 years. Leigh beloved justice and serving the general public. She was properly appreciated and revered by members of the protection bar as a skillful and tenacious, however honest and compassionate, prosecutor. She usually remarked that there have been no winners on the finish of a felony trial. She remained true to the letter and spirit of our Structure and legal guidelines and their protections of these accused of crimes. She additionally labored with many defendants who have been capable of qualify for "drug court docket" presided over by Choose Isaac Jenrette as an alternative choice to incarceration, and took nice pleasure within the exceptional tales of restoration and redemption she witnessed there. From her years as prosecutor, Leigh noticed firsthand the exhausting work and sacrifice required of regulation enforcement officers and the hazards they confronted in preserving our group secure. She gained a particular appreciation and respect for good, dedicated regulation enforcement officers they usually beloved and revered her. They usually sought her counsel in the best way to lawfully execute a search warrant, impact an arrest or take different motion to make sure that they stayed inside the boundaries of the U.S. Structure. Leigh married Invoice on June 10, 1995, and, as she did for thus many others, endlessly modified his life for the higher along with her steadfast love and devotion. Whereas working full time, she raised three fantastic sons who are actually getting into maturity and carrying with them lots of her fantastic qualities. Leigh was a loyal mother who cherished her household. From cheering at lacrosse video games, swim meets, wrestling matches and cross-country races, to serving to promote Sally Foster wrapping paper, to taking every son to New York to mark their twelfth birthday, she put her coronary heart and soul into nurturing and elevating her boys into the younger males they're right now. Leigh exhibited and magnified lots of her dad and mom' finest qualities, together with an unyielding Christian religion that she lived each day, love for her neighbors, dedication to her household, an distinctive work ethic, real love and take care of these much less lucky than herself, and an exquisite humorousness and journey. She shared her dad and mom' love of biking, competing in BMX races in her teenagers and later finishing the Bike Trip Throughout Georgia ("BRAG") along with her sister Amy and brother Rob. She paddled throughout the Okefenokee Swamp along with her husband Invoice the 12 months earlier than they have been married. She beloved Jesus, serving her church, Haygood Memorial UMC, in lots of capacities (together with chairing the Weekday Kids's Ministries board and later the Missions Committee), spending time along with her household, serving the general public as a decide, studying, historical past, the U.S. Structure, Hamilton, Hey Kitty, journey, all method of flowers, taking part in Pokemon Go, being declared the "GOAT" (biggest of all time) by the Woodward wrestling staff when she purchased them Chick fil-A, board video games and a variety of music spanning from Barry Manilow, to Toby Keith to Julia Rice taking part in the piano or organ at Haygood. Leigh's infectious smile and her huge blue eyes lit up many a room. After being sworn in to Atlanta Municipal Courtroom, Leigh rapidly turned often known as the "happiest decide." She handled all who appeared earlier than her with politeness and respect and by no means forgot she was there to serve the general public. She saved a provide of Joyful Meal toys to present to youngsters attending court docket with their dad and mom, and she or he gave copies of the U.S. Structure, to commemorate its signing, to these in her courtroom on Structure Day. Leigh was well-known for easy acts of kindness like discovering the right present for buddies, household and colleagues to acknowledge a birthday, anniversary, commencement, job change or different milestone. She exhibited a considerate, humble, type, beneficiant, loving spirit and witnessed her robust Christian religion, serving to the numerous lives she touched. Leigh had a really grateful coronary heart and sometimes stopped to rely her many blessings. She additionally exhibited unquestioned integrity, at all times selecting the best factor no matter how exhausting it was, a quiet inner-strength, robust work ethic and indomitable will that completed extra good in her all-too-short life than most of us might accomplish in a number of lifetimes. Leigh is survived by her mom, Peggy Moore, her sister and finest buddy, Amy Moore Bursi, her brother Rob Moore, her loving husband (and finest buddy, subsequent to Amy) of practically 26 years, Invoice DuPre, and their sons, William, Robert and Andrew. She was preceded in demise by her father, Bob Moore. Companies can be held at Haygood Memorial United Methodist Church, 1015 E. Rock Springs, Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30306 on Thursday, Might 6 at 2:00 PM. Attendance can be topic to advance reservations at https://www.haygoodumc.org/ Seating could also be restricted as a result of COVID and capability points, however with lodging deliberate for overflow seating and livestreaming. A reception open to everybody wishing to attend will observe outdoors on the church grounds. Graveside interment for household and shut buddies will observe at date and place to be introduced later. In lieu of flowers, Leigh's household asks that donations in her reminiscence be made to Haygood Memorial United Methodist Church, Intown Collaborative Ministries, the 300 Membership of Atlanta, or the Flint Riverkeeper.