The Friends of Accotink Creek are inspired by Audrey Moore's contributions to environmental awareness in Fairfax County.  We were deeply honored to have been named to receive donations in her memory.  We will do our best to apply those donations as she would have wished.

Here we gratefully acknowledge all those who made donations:
          Edward Robichaud
          Claire Taylor
          Roger Gray 
          Bill, Gayle and Steve Watkins
          Judy Perry & Robert A. Perry family
          Anne Andrews 
          Mr. & Mrs. Robert Donargo

Front: Bud Wales(cousin), Claire, Betty(cousin), Connie
Back: Auntie Gretchen, Auntie Eva, Audrey

Thanksgiving 1966 when we were all together. Sorry it was a blurry picture.
Connie, Audrey, Bill, Sam, Robbie, Gayle, Dougie, Andy, me in the front

Thanksgiving 1966 when we were all together. 
Connie, Grandma Campbell, Bill, your dad, Robbie, Gayle, Dougie, me, Andy 

Thanksgiving 1966 when we were all together.

Andy, Robbie, and Dougie - I'm so sorry for your loss. I went through some photos and scanned a couple pictures of your mom. I thought you'd like to see them. I will be thinking of you during this difficult time. This was your mom when she was 7 1/2.

I served as Chairman Moore’s legislative aide for transportation and then land use from 1987 to 1991. These were the two most contentious issues facing the county at the time and the reason for her landslide victory in 1987. It was a four-year roller-coaster as Audrey struggled to balance the goals of her colleagues on the Board, the voters who had elevated her to that office, and her own goals. Pushback from her opponents, the opposite party, and the development community continued unabated. Yet, despite opposition to her Chairmanship, the Board approved sweeping revisions of the County’s 1975 Comprehensive Plan, funded needed transportation improvements, and won a commercial and industrial zoning proposal that was fought all the way to the state supreme court. Audrey believed in and fought for orderly land use and transportation planning, meaningful protections for our environmental resources, and a robust public park network.  Because she had the courage of her convictions during her years as civic advocate, Annandale Supervisor, and Board Chairman, she leaves a legacy that will continue to contribute to the high quality of life Fairfax County residents share today. Thank you, Audrey.  May your soul rest in the peace it so richly deserves.

Audrey was very dear to us here in Fairfax County. She was an early ally of our local LGBT community, especially when those of us who were victims of hate crimes were routinely ignored/dismissed by the GOP members of the county Board of Supervisors. She often intervened on our behalf and helped us get assistance from FCPD in such matters when our then - Spring field District Supervisor would not help.  Years after she retired, we would run into her at Home Depot and share a good story or laugh. She was truly one of a kind and was the right leader for the county for her time in office.  May our prayers comfort you during this difficult time.  Please know that she was, in the words of fellow Canadian Gordon Lightfoot, truly a "Rainy Day People" person!

Tom Bahler & Doug Rosson
Springfield

I warmly remember visiting Aunt Audrey, Uncle Sam and my cousins. Their home in the Annandale countryside (well, it was back then) was an adventure playground for a young boy. Aunt Audrey made me feel like part of the family... even including me in the chores. :-) She was a gracious woman full of education, class, energy, talent, determination and even back then, a strong desire to serve others. Her community, our family and this back-then-boy, now-grown-man are better because of her. Thank you, Audrey. 

Robbie, Andy and Dougie, I am so very sorry to hear about your mom. It's been several years since I've seen her but I will always remember her fondly. She was such a strong woman, yet so kind to me while I was growing up. When I was a young teenager, I came to visit you all and your mom took me on a tour of the Capital and introduced me to my Congressman. At the time, I wasn't sure what it all meant but I've never forgotten it. Every time I saw Auntie Audrey, regardless of how long it had been, she was very supportive of my less-than-traditional career and education choices, encouraging me to follow my own path. May her memory be a blessing. Gayle 

Audrey offered me a job as her Staff Aide in 1984.  I had gotten to know and admire her as we worked together while I served as Civic Association President of Kings Park West.  On my first day in her office, she sent me to the Court House to watch the Occoquan Downzoning trial being argued.  It was an amazing drama.  We have Audrey to thank for making the environment an integral component in the County's land use policies. 

She was a larger than life character, fearless about taking on powerful interests.  The world is a better place thanks to Audrey Moore's contributions.
 


We all miss her at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Readers’ Theater performances. And once, I was privileged to introduce one of her classes on “Fairfax County Movers and Shakers.”  It was always over capacity.

My fondest memory of Audrey was during snowstorms in Annandale when she was my neighbor.  We would put together 500-piece puzzles and chat about life.  Audrey was an unforgettable woman with a no nonsense demeanor.   She will be deeply missed.  My condolences to her family.  May she rest in peace.  

Audrey Moore's understanding of comprehensive land use and environmental planning played an enormous role in the shape of the County today, because of the Occoquan downzoning. This courageous feat, challenged in court by wealthy developers, protected the narrow, shallow Occoquan Reservoir from siltation and excess nutrification, making the scary algae blooms a thing of the past. Not only is Fairfax's drinking water some of the best in the world, but the Occoquan and adjacent Fountainhead Park are now an incomparable recreational and ecological resource. Much like It's a Wonderful Life, it would be interesting to reflect on a Fairfax if Audrey Moore had never been here...

Aunt Audrey.  I can remember when Uncle Sam brought her to meet the family, this well dressed woman, sitting on the front porch at Sherwood.  When we would come down in the summer, she would frequently take me back with her to her home.  She taught me how to change diapers (yes, Robbie, Andy and Doug, they were yours), how a little egg shell in scrambled eggs didn't matter, how toast could be golden and not almost burnt, and how egg whites wouldn't whip if you used a plastic bowl.  When I went to Mount Holyoke myself,  she reminded me of her own experience and cheered me on in mine.  I admired her politics and wish I had been able to be more involved in her work.  I do remember her astonishment when she found out about the lack of water and even bathrooms in many of the places in Virginia and her determination to do something about it.  I also fondly remember hearing about her learning tap dancing when she was retired.  She was an inspiration and a comfort.  She spoiled me whenever I was around, and I loved it and her.  She will be missed.

When I first saw the obituary I wondered if it was our former Fairfax County Board Member and Supervisor.   I remember my Mom speaking fondly of her when we would pass the Rec Center bearing her name. And while I knew of her, I didn’t know a lot about her.  In recent days, through the wonders of the internet, I have read more about your Mom, Grandmother, Sister and friend. This morning, I looked through all the photos you have so lovingly included here.   Little did I know.  What an amazing woman!  How blessed you all were to have her and your Dad in your lives!  How blessed the citizens of Fairfax County were to have someone who truly just wanted the best for all of us.  And she certainly wasn’t shy about saying what she thought, was she?!  My Mom wasn’t either so I know how that could be sometimes.   I think we can honor our parents best by continuing our lives with  the dignity, love and compassion they wanted to instill in us by the examples they set every day.   You all remain in my thoughts and prayers.   I am so sorry for your loss.   

OBITUARY

Audrey Elizabeth Moore

28 December, 1928 – 12 December, 2018

Demaine Funeral Home

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