Alan Ryan Moore

I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since the last time we spoke. I can vividly remember seeing you working in your cube at the bank - stopping by to see if we would be heading to 5 Guys for lunch. We had some great conversations there contemplating life and hearing you make plans with your Mom to go hiking that weekend. Oh how you loved fall weather - and spending time outdoors with your Mom. It was so easy being your friend - I’ll never forget you Alan. Sending much love to his family...

10 years... wow. Thinking of his family today.

Seven years! I still miss working with him. I still use the knowledge he shared with me. He was such a pleasure to know.
See you someday in heaven my friend.
Love,
~A~

It's 4:24 a.m. and I've been up for the past two hours...can't seem to get you off my mind. Every year, this time almost becomes a countdown to that fateful day. It's hard to believe that it's been 5 years already. Sometimes it feels like a nightmare that we're gonna wake up from; or like you're just on a long vacation and should be coming home any day now. I remember that Saturday morning when mama and daddy came to get me from work like it was yesterday. I remember stopping to pick Charles...

The world around us keeps going
And yet time stands still
Three years have passed by
And yet it's hard to accept God's will
Words cannot express
The pain we feel inside
The hole that's in our hearts
The sorrow we try to hide
You were like the staple
That held us all together
So strong and yet so gentle
The calm in stormy weather
Oh what we would give
To hug your neck once more
To hear you say "Olive you "

Two years ago today
God chose to take you Home
And when we close our eyes, we picture
The streets of gold you roam
We know you are looking down on us
From the Heavens up above
We know God's grace is sufficient
Because we feel His tender love
Although we miss you dearly
Through all the pain and tears we fight
Because we know the time will come
When we will reunite
So until that sweet day
When we see your face again

It's already been a year
But it seems like only yesterday
When we got the news
Of what happened that October day
God called for you to come Home
As He carried out His plan
The angels came down from Heaven
And took you by the hand
We Know you are rejoicing
With God's angel's all around
Your heart feels no sorrow
No pain can be found
Neither Heaven nor Earth
Will ever be the same
And there isn't a day that...

I close my eyes and I picture
You reaching those pearly gates
And standing along side Jesus
The rest of your family awaits
I can see them running to you
With a smile upon their face
As everyone comes around you
And grabs you in warm embrace
It's hard to know you're gone
But comforting to know you're there
Walking the streets of gold
Happy without a care
We will always love you
And your memory will live on
And I...

I was in total shock to realize that it had been four years ago that I received the phone call to "Pray for Alan Moore." Before long, the sobering announcement of his passing sobered our hearts. Alan was such a gentle man, a delightful joy, and there to help when you needed him. Often he would approach me and say, "Is there anything you need me to do?" To see him enter the doors of the church with his smile of confidence and erect stature was a joy to all our hearts. I was touched at his...