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MALCOLM WALLWORK MOORE
Malcolm Wallwork Moore, of McMurray, passed away on Sunday December 6, 2020, at the age of 92. Born on September 18, 1928 in Clover Township, Jefferson Co., PA to David Malcolm and Anna Wallwork Moore. One of his favorite activities on his family’s farm was hunting. In later years, he built an authentic log cabin on the property to use as a hunting lodge, where he spent his last days with his grandsons.
Malcolm earned a BS degree in architecture from the Pennsylvania State College in 1950. He became an architect and had several offices in McMurray, PA. He continued working until he was in his late 80s, designing thousands of homes, additions, churches and commercial buildings in southwestern PA.
After college, Malcolm enlisted in the US Coast Guard serving for two years in the North Atlantic during the Korean War. He then served twenty years in the Coast Guard Reserves in the Pittsburgh Unit where he obtained the rank of Commander, and served as the unit’s commanding officer.
He was a member of Center Presbyterian Church, Dormont-Whitehall Lodge #684 F&AM, the Scottish Rite Masons, and the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Malcolm is survived by his beloved wife, the former Virginia Shuntill, whom he married on August 16th, 1952; his children David Moore; Sidney Moore and wife Melissa; and Carol Moore Salai and husband Michael; and his nine grandchildren; Timothy and Nicole Moore; Anthony, Samuel, and Andrew Moore; Jacob, Anna, Renee, and Daniel Salai. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters Elizabeth Moore, A. Miriam Wackenhut, and his brother Darius Moore.
A brief visitation will be conducted at the Beinhauer Funeral Home, 2828 Washington Road, McMurray PA 15317, at 11:00am, Friday, December 11, 2020. Committal Service and interment will be held at Center Presbyterian Church Cemetery . A link to a livestream of the service will be available at https://www.beinhauer.com/memorials/malcolm-moore/4451854/index.php.
A memorial service will be held at a future date.