Jane Moore Emerick

Jane Moore Emerick, 88 of Las Cruces, NM died Sunday night September 14, 2008 due to illness. She was born September 4, 1920 in Dallas, TX to Gus and Katherine Moore. In death she rejoins her husband, Walter Carroll Emerick, whom she met in Perryton, Texas, and whom she ended up eloping with due to a snowstorm. Jane was an enthusiastic teacher who taught 7th grade English at Alameda Junior High and who would allow her students a chance to further understand classic literature by giving them access to her classic comic books. She loved the arts and to paint, mostly in watercolor. Even though told by an art teacher she had no talent, she kept it up to become an amateur painter and participated in numerous art exhibits. She made candles, painted Christmas and Birthday cards for friends and relatives, and taught the children in the family how to paint and express themselves with art. Wife, mother, grandmother, family member, neighbor, teacher, and friend₦rest in eternal peace. She leaves behind a daughter, Emily Emerick; son, David Emerick; son, Jon Emerick, and wife Norma; granddaughter, Michelle Emerick. A funeral service will be held Friday September 19, 2008 at 10 AM at the Getz Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Officiating will be David Harrelson. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research One Intrepid Square West 46th Street & 12th Avenue New York, NY 10036 or online at Alzinfo.org PDF Printable Version