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"For with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption." Psalm 130:7 KJV
This was the inscription on the wall behind the platform of the old Scarborough Citadel of the 1980s. Those were marvellous years of ministry in Toronto under the leadership of Majors Doug and Lorraine Moore. As a young person new to the Army I was extremely blessed to be a small part of it.
It is with deep sadness that I received notice of the passing of Colonel Doug over the Christmas holidays, his Promotion to Glory. I remember well his exposition of Scripture of the early 80's. His warm friendship and encouragement would subsequently span four decades.
I give thanks to our Lord for a live well lived to the Glory of God. My prayers are with Caroline, Graham and the entire family at this time of separation and sadness.
Paul
Karanda Mission Hospital
Zimbabwe
Doug was such a sweet man. He added such joy to Shirley Goldberg. My mother is at the Trinity Lodge. Both of them were together having deep conversations, long walks and just enjoying each other. Right after my mother died last year he told me he made a corner in his room for my mother to keep their memories alive. It touched my heart He called it Shirley's corner and I know mother was there with him until the end. There was a lovely painting that he painted for Shirley which was their special tree. He was a wonderful artist!
He will be missed. May he rest in peace
Supporting you in thought and prayer as you travel through this time of grief.
Life is short; eternity is long. Rejoice in what is to come.
Nancy and I were married by Doug at the Scarborough Citadel on June 15th 1985 AND we will nevere orget him and his wife Lorraine He was a kind compassionate man who will never be forgotten We give our condolences to his entire family
Nancy and David Lunt
Dear Graham & Allison and other family members. May the good Lord give you an extra measure of His peace and comfort at this time. Your Dad has gone home to be with his Lord. My earliest memory of your dad, "Major Moore", was at the Scarborough Citadel in the fall of 1982. I was a broken, guilty, and depressed young adult. As a Scarborough Citadel neighborhood resident, I felt compelled to visit for the very first time. The service was very different than my usual experience, with the band and songsters. I remember Major Moore was preaching from Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." They were and are words of Jesus! We all know that the greatest burden which anyone can carry is the weight of their own sin. After the service, I distinctly remember Major Moore and Mrs. Moore warmly greeting me as I exited the Citadel. He had a very gentle and caring demeanor. His voice was healing in a sense. I was a total stranger, but I felt cared for, somehow! I continued to visit regularly for probably about five years. I just want to say, in no uncertain terms, that your Dad's preaching was very instrumental in bringing me to saving faith. It was of course the Holy Spirit that convicted me of my sin and brought me to repentance, but your Dad's preaching pointed me to the cross of Jesus Christ for forgiveness. Thank you, Lord, and thank you Major Moore. I look forward to meeting you again in your heavenly mansion one day! Carlo Aiello
Carolyn, Oyvind, John and Paul - sending our deepest condolences on the passing of your beloved father, father in law and Grandfather. Carolyn, I know you will deeply miss your dad who sounded like a truly glorious man with a gentle demeanour and genuine faith. You will continue to share memories of your dad and honour his legacy. Thinking of you all with love. Heather & Curtis Pollard
Carolyn and Graham, deepest sympathies on the recent passing of your dear father. I have many early childhood memories of "Major Moore"'s tenure at Halifax Citadel from 1977-1982. During those years, which in many ways marked the zenith of Halifax Citadel's ministry in word and music, Major and Mrs. Moore were often guests of my grandparents, Earl and Theo Ward. I remember a month-long trip to PEI in the summer of 1978, when your family visited us and he helped me roast marshmallows over a campfire. I remember New Year's day 1980, when he challenged the young people to be bold as we embarked on a new decade. He asked us each to send him a letter 10 years later to let him know what we were doing, and when I did, he wrote back with great interest. Your father will be missed by so many who were strengthened in faith and encouraged in life by knowing him. May God's grace and peace ever be your comfort and strength. Brian Collins
“Read me a story, Unca Doug!” was probably one of my first sentences, directed repeatedly to my longsuffering and beloved older cousin who visited my family on the weekends, while he was in the Toronto Training College, when I was two!
As recently as six months ago, I was fondly remembering my cousin (“Uncle”) Doug, while talking to students about the importance of books and imagination in my life. His easy smile, sparkling eyes, generous nature, and keen wit engaged me from my youngest years, as did our mutual love for stories. While I was growing up, I keenly anticipated visits from Doug, “Auntie” Lorraine, and their children, Carolyn and Graham, who were dear to me, though we did not live close together. As I grew older, and met my husband Chris, Doug also became a kind of mentor to us, giving us wise advice, and collaborating with us as we navigated the joys and difficulties of ministry in God’s family. He and his wife (“Auntie”) Lorraine hosted us several times when we were able to visit them in the cities where they ministered, and showed us the deep love of older siblings in Christ, not simply of relations in a natural family.
Though we were seldom together for very long in one locale, Chris and I have been beholden to Doug for the time and prayers that he lavished on us in our early married life. I have also had great joy in passing on to him, through Carolyn, some of my more recent writings, as a tribute to his influence on my life. With regards to Doug’s immediate family, I am quite certain that he (along with their mom) laid the strong foundations for Carolyn’s many achievements, including her doctoral success, ministry, and motherly care, as well as for Graham’s devoted life of service in the Salvation Army and his family. Looking at Graham, I glimpse his dad in those earlier years! Doug touched many lives in many ways, and I am grateful to the LORD for giving him, a true servant, to us. Our prayers are with Carolyn, Graham, and others who lived more closely with him, knowing that such a strong presence will be, for them, all the more keenly missed. May his memory before the LORD be eternal, until we see him again on that great Day!
Much love to all!
Edith M. and Chris W. Humphrey
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