On February 16, 2014, in Plano, Texas, James Roy Moreland, age 84, and his wife Barbara Faye Moreland, age 80, were found dead. James died of a contact shotgun wound to the chest; Barbara’s death was ruled a suicide, and James’s manner of death was listed as undetermined. No arrests or suspects are reported.

James Roy Moreland was born March 8, 1929, in Irving, Texas. He served in the United States Army with the 11th Airborne Division, trained paratroopers during the Korean Conflict but was not deployed, earned a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Texas, and worked at Texas Instruments, where he held several patents. He later served on the Irving Independent School District Board of Trustees and enjoyed bird hunting with his Brittany Spaniels.

Barbara Faye Cannon Moreland was born June 24, 1933, in Irving, Texas. A hometown athlete, artist, gardener, and cook, she married James in July 1957 and raised their two daughters, Evrin Ford and Debra Lynn Moreland Richard. The circumstances of their deaths remain unclear. Does anyone have information about the events leading up to February 16, 2014?