ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Long-time Alaskan Dalton “Dinty” P. Moores, 82, died Aug. 19, 2007, surrounded by family at home, after a two-year battle with cancer. Mr. Moores was born Aug. 6, 1926, in Howland, to Percy Albion and Vira Grace Moores. He graduated from Bangor High School in 1944 and immediately joined the Army-Air Force. After World War II, he re-enlisted and was sent to Fort Richardson, Alaska, in 1946. He was discharged the following year and stayed in Alaska. He worked at the Studebaker dealership, eating at the coffee shop and staying at the hotel upstairs. He met Millie Morrow on her first day in Anchorage, Alaska, in early June, and wasted no time in courting her. They were married Aug. 1, 1947, in Anchorage, Alaska. In 1949, they moved to Houston, Alaska, where he worked at the Tucker & Peterson Coal Mine. In 1951, Denny joined the Operating Engineers Local 302. He joined M.B. Contracting in 1952 and worked for 30 years as a crane operator on roads, bridges and buildings across Alaska. He retired in 1982. Family wrote: “Denny was a tireless servant, quick to respond when there was a need, whether home, church, family or friends. At age 79, he went on his last mission trip with Millie to Costa Rica. He was a longtime member of the Church of Nazarene and served for many years on the board. He was a serious high school and college basketball fan and was especially fond of the University of Alaska Anchorage women’s basketball team. He was a charter ticket holder of the Great Alaska Shootout and attended games every season. He and Millie loved to travel and drove the Alcan countless times, the first time being in January 1950. Denny was generous with his time and his love. He always had a project – an endless list of things he wanted to complete. He was a patient teacher, and could teach anyone anything if they wanted to learn. He will be missed by all. Denny is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mildred “Millie;” three daughters and a son, Micki and husband, Richard Leary, Lynn Miebs, Bill and his wife, Jeanette Moores, all of Anchorage, Alaska, and Lorrie Carlile of Portland, Ore.; 11 grandchildren, Ryan Leary and his wife, Liz, and Kate Leary of Anchorage, Alaska, Ben Miebs and his wife, Annie, of Wasilla, Alaska, Lory Miebs of Anchorage, Alaska, Brackston Moores and Blaine Moores of Anchorage, Alaska, Jason Anderson and Joe Anderson of Seattle, and Matthew Carlile, Kevin Carlile and Scott Carlile, of Portland, Ore.; and one great-grandchild, Olivia Leary of Anchorage, Alaska. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Evergreen Memorial Chapel, 737 E Street, Anchorage, Alaska. A funeral will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday at New Hope, 1220 E Street, Anchorage, Alaska, with the Revs. Weldon Shuman and Don McCullough officiating. Pallbearers will include Bill Moores, Ryan Leary, Ben Miebs, Brackston Moores, Blaine Moores, Matthew Carlile, Kevin Carlile and Scott Carlile. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolf Legacy scho-larship fund in support of the women’s basketball program, Department of Athletics, Wells Fargo Sports Complex, Room 220, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4614.
DALTON ‘DINTY’ P. MOORES
