ASU remembers
Harold Emerson Moore
Professor, Criminal Justice Department
Harold Emerson Moore, Jr., 80, passed away on March 29, 2017. Harold graduated from the University of Denver in 1958. He was active in ROTC and received his Commission in Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps that same year. He remained at the University of Denver to attend law school from 1958 to 1961. As a law student, Harold worked part time at Rothgerber, Appel & Powers, a Denver law firm. He was employed there full time after serving two years as a JAG officer in the Army and eventually became partner. Harold married Sue Gibson in 1959, and they had four sons. In 1976, he married Mary Ann Rawlins, who had four children. After struggling with many personal problems, including addiction to alcohol, he joined AA in 1977 and was able to rebuild his life with the love and support of friends and family. He worked as a counselor at a youth treatment center until 1980. Harold and his wife moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was hired as Director of Counseling Services at Golden Valley Lutheran College in 1980 and became Dean of Students. In 1986, Harold and his wife relocated to Mesa, Arizona. He taught business law and criminal justice at various community colleges and was appointed Dean of Paralegal Studies at the American Institute in Phoenix in 1987. In 1988, Harold received a full-time appointment to the Criminal Justice Department at ASU and spent 20 years in his teaching role. Harold is preceded in death by a brother. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann (Rawlins) Moore, a sister, eight children, 16 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and many other friends and family members. A Memorial Service was held on April 8, 2017, at T.G. McCarthy Funeral Home, Pueblo, CO. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Tanya's Tree Service, to plant a tree in Harold's memory, or to Sangre de Cristo Hospice, through the funeral home office. In Mesa, Arizona, a Memorial Service is planned for Saturday, April 22, 2017, at the Red Mountain United Methodist Church. (Source: ASU Foundation)
March 29, 2017