Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: galveston , texas , u.s. - known for: financial and philanthropic endeavors & legal issues - resting place: galveston memorial cemetery , hitchcock , texas , u.s. - birth name: shearn moody , jr. - death cause: complications from kidney & heart disease - citizenship: usa - death date: 25 june 1996 - relations: william lewis moody , jr. -lrb- grandfather -rrb- - birth date: 23 may 1933 - name: shearn moody , jr. . - image size: 150px - parents: shearn moody , sr. & frances moody newman - birth place: galveston , texas , usa - occupation: philanthropist & insurance executive Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of shearn moody , jr. . .
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shearn moody jr. -lrb- may 23 , 1933 -- june 25 , 1996 -rrb- was an american financier , entrepreneur and philanthropist from galveston , texas .he was heir to a financial empire , as well as a convicted felon and originator of the moody gardens resort complex .