Alan Harold Moore, 75, of Waldorf, passed away on October 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. Alan was born June 4, 1937 to Harold Moore and Mary (Fletcher) Moore at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, the oldest of 4 children. His father was a farmer and a school bus driver, while his mother was a homemaker. Alan attended elementary and secondary school in Prince George's County Maryland graduating from Oxon Hill High School in 1955.

Alan served six years in the United States Army National Guard as a Private Second Class. He was a member of the 16th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and awarded Honorable Discharge in 1966.

In 1958 Alan began a long career with the District of Columbia Department of Public Works where he met his beautiful bride, Nancy Jane Tilch. They married on March 3, 1962 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Temple Hills, close to the Moore family farm on Wheeler Hill Road. The couple settled in Accokeek and was blessed with two loving daughters, Suzanne Maria and Kimberly Ann, eventually moving the family to their current home in Bensville in 1979. Alan retired as a steam engineer after 37 years of service in 1995.

While retired, Alan enjoyed his family, visiting both daughters and his grandson most weekends. He appreciated his neighbors, often providing vegetables from his small garden. He was known to be a bargain shopper, spending many Saturday mornings at local yard sales.

Alan is preceded in death by his parents; in-laws Bernard and Edith Tilch; brother-in-laws John Cox, Roby Fields, William Corby, Raymond Ward, Douglas Johnson, James Berry, Sgt. Philip Tilch, John Tilch and David Tilch; and sister-in-laws Gladys Fields and Virginia Ward.

His loving wife of 50 years, Nancy Moore; along with his two daughters Suzanne Mortimer and her fiancé Michael Knott; his daughter Kimberly Clements and her husband Stephen; and his grandson Cole Alan Clements survive Alan. He is also survived by his three siblings sister Nancy Jordan and her husband Gerald; sister Linda Cox; and brother Michael Moore and his wife Pam; and three sister-in laws Emma Johnson, June Berry, and Carol Tilch; as well as one brother-in-law Bernard Tilch, Jr. and his wife Mary Jane; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will greet friends from 11:00 am until the Memorial services held at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Huntt Funeral Home on 3035 Old Washington Avenue, Waldorf, Maryland with Reverend James Chance officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Charles County Humane Society or the Parkinson's Disease Foundation.

The family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the staff of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, especially noting the care received by Rachael Nocito, RN, BSN his primary nurse in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.

Arrangements provided by Huntt Funeral Home.