Cared for a woman married to another man

Edward Courtnay Francis "Paddy" Moore (1898–1918), another cadet, and Lewis shared a room while Lewis was undergoing military training. According to Maureen Moore, Paddy's sister, the two agreed that if one of them died in the war, the other would take care of both of their families. In 1918, Paddy was killed in battle, and Lewis kept his word. Paddy's mother, Janie King Moore, was previously introduced to him by Paddy. Lewis and Janie King Moore were best friends when Paddy first introduced them. Lewis was 18 when they first met, and Janie was 45. Lewis valued his relationship with Moore while he was receiving medical care for a wound in the hospital because his father didn't show up.

In the last years of her life, Moore developed dementia, and she was eventually sent to a nursing facility, where she died in 1951. Lewis visited her daily at this home until her death. life. He often called her mother, called her by that name in his correspondence, and gradually developed a very close relationship with her. Lewis' mother passed away when he was a boy and his eccentric, aloof, and demanding father. Throughout his life, Lewis praised Mrs. Moore, telling his friend George Sayer that "She was generous and taught me to be kind too." Lewis called Janie and Greeves "the two people who mean the most to me in the world" in a letter he wrote to his childhood friend Arthur Greeves in December 1917.