Arthur Henry Moran, 64, passed away suddenly on July 25 at his home in Gardnerville, NV. Arthur was born on March 14, 1953 in Lackawana, New York to Henry and Dorothy Moran.
Arthur is survived by his wife of 30 years, Belinda Batten Moran of Gardnerville, a sister, Rose Wagner and husband Allen, a brother, Mike Moran and wife Pauline, all of Bucyrus, along with numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Patrick, mother Dorothy, and father Henry, all of Bucyrus. Art’s family by marriage, including his sister-in-law Barbara and husband David Elson, brother-in-law Robert Batten and wife Debra, brother-in-law Bruce Batten, as well as children and cousins who will truly remember him with love at family reunions.
Arthur was born with a brilliant mind and an unflagging sense of adventure. After graduation from Bucyrus High School, he joined the US Air Force where he was stationed in the Philippines and trained in telecommunications, a field he pursued his entire career. Art continued to serve the military as a private contractor through Contel/Verizon for 17 years after his military service, before working in the private sector for 13 more years.
He returned to contracting at Al Eudeid Air Force base in Qatar for a year, where he was responsible for telecommunications between the two theaters of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was a talented handyman who, with Belinda, built his own home. Together they hiked the Milford Track in New Zealand, and went scuba diving at the Poor Knights Islands, Roatan, Honduras, the Kona Coast, Costa Rica, and St. Croix. He loved motorcycles and hot springs and with Belinda wandered all over Nevada, camping and discovering the geothermal wonders of the west. Art also spent some years whitewater kayaking local rivers and chasing his wife downstream. He was particularly proud of the class IV rapids he’d boated. Recently Art was enthused about the purchase of a piece of property in Wellington, where he was finally going to have a hot spring of his own. Arthur’s was a life well lived and time filled with learning, love, hard work, fun, kindness, and respect for others. Art will be dearly missed.
Family and friends are invited to a celebration of his life in the Gazebo at David Walley’s Hot Springs Resort near Genoa; 2001 Foothill Rd. on Sept. 16 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers please bring a can of food or donate to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.
To share a memory of Arthur, please visit www.fitzhenrysfuneralhome.com