Timothy Eugene Moran, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Tim spent his early childhood in San Bruno before moving to Half Moon Bay at the age of 9. His family settled in Purisima Canyon which began his lifelong love of the outdoors. He was a true outdoorsman, an avid fisherman and hunter, and enjoyed boating, vegetable gardening and his animals. He loved spending time with family and socializing with longtime Coastside friends and making new ones just about anywhere he went.
Tim began his work life as a carpenter, becoming a journeyman and building three different homes on the Coastside, including his home in Purisima Canyon that he loved so much. He later became a volunteer firefighter for the Half Moon Bay Fire Protection District. After joining the Half Moon Bay Fire Department as a full-time firefighter and attending night school at College of San Mateo, Tim was
greg lynch spotted an object out of place. there s something glimmering. i went and picked it up. he and his girlfriend found a camera in its case too whoa, wait a second here. this is actually from the earthquake. their discovery launched a facebook search for the mystery owner. someone who had just photographed destruction in nepal. what s their story? what were they doing in nepal and why were they on mt. st. helens? i ve carried that camera all over the world. kerry shields survived the deadly quake in nepal. shields thought she had lost her camera forever and the pictures of her first cascade summit. i was very sadat the thought of losing those. but that wouldn t be the picture perfect ending to the tale of two hikers on st. helens. we connected the camera s finder. are you excited? i m so excited. to its owner. the pictures range from argentina to mt. st. helens. all right. i think i have something that belongs to you. oh. the two have more than the