Henry Moore Jr., 70, passed away on May 13, 2018, in Flagstaff. He was born on Nov. 14, 1947, in Flagstaff. His clans were Tsí naajinii born for Yéii dinée Tachii nii. Nali is Áshiihi; Chei is Kin lichií nii. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, at the Winslow Funeral Home, located at 1505 W. Third St. in Winslow. With a viewing to be held prior to the services from 9 to 10 a.m. Burial will be in Desert View Cemetery. Henry graduated from Winslow High School in 1966 and continued his education at Eastern Arizona College earning an Associate degree in 1969. He then relocated to Johnson City, Tenn., with his family and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Tennessee State University. Thereafter he served with the United States Public Health Services Department of Environmental Health under the Indian Health Services. He was a self-taught musician, learning the guitar in the seventh grade and performing with local bands throughout Arizona and as a gospel singer with his local churches in Ft. Defiance, Winslow and his hometown in Birdsprings. He was employed with the Navajo Nation Office of Environmental Health, Community Services in Birdsprings before retiring from the Navajo Nation. He also held public offices after retirement serving as the Birdsprings Chapter Vice President, on the Leupp Schools Incorporated Board of Directors and as a Winslow Indian Health Care Center Health Board Member. He is survived by his wife, Marie Moore; children, Henry Moore III of Tempe, Kimberly Salas of Phoenix, Kordell Moore of Tempe, Ernie Tsosie of Sawmill, Robin Oso of Mesa, Tommy Tsosie of Tempe, Samantha Barrales of Birdsprings, Quentin Fernando of Albuquerque, N.M., and Sharon Curley of Winslow; 21 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his son, Lyle Moore; father, Henry Moore Sr.; mother, Aurelia Charlie-Moore; sisters, Lydia Moore and Beatrice Moore-Vezie; and brothers, Donald Moore and Harold Moore. Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow handled the arrangements.
