Alberta "Grammy" C. Moran

Alberta Moran, who was known as “Grammy” to many, passed peacefully at home on February 17, 2022.  She is survived by her three daughters, Pamela-Jeanne Moran, Melissa Linkins (Steve Linkins), and Tracey Moran, her grandchildren, Samantha Linkins, Jamie Jiron (Kellie Ann), Tyler Linkins (Ramzah Kahn), and Kyle Moran (Trish), and her beloved great-grandchildren Lillian and Sofia Dilworth, Joseph Moran, and Finnley Jiron.  She was preceded in death by her mother (Beulah Mable Decker), her father (Leo Peleg Clapper), and her husband, Eugene Moran.

Alberta had a long, impressive career of which she was very proud. In 1943, a few weeks before she graduated from high school, Alberta began her federal career as a WWII “Government Girl” at the Post Office Department in Washington, DC. She later served the Eisenhower Administration at the White House before moving to the newly formed NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, in 1959.  She helped establish Goddard and was a fixture there for more than 23 years (see a NASA profile on Alberta - https://youtu.be/dPm6cDJB5WU). In addition to her formal positions at NASA, she was actively involved in the Goddard Employees Welfare Association and the Maryland Space Business Roundtable, which she continued to support until her death.

After her retirement in 1984, she started her own travel business and then returned in 2007 to Goddard as a volunteer at the Visitors’ Center.  Prior to the COVID pandemic, she was also the oldest volunteer at the ReStore Store in Silver Spring. She was active in her community and a natural leader who brought people together.

After the birth of her grandchildren, Alberta became “Grammy.” She adored being a grandmother and was Grammy to all she met.  She also loved to travel, and took her final trip last year, which was a cruise with her family in the beautiful Puget Sound – at the age of 95!

She was a bright star, a mischievous troublemaker, and a force to be reckoned with. She will be missed by many.

May her smile remain in everyone’s hearts.

Memorial contributions may be made to:

The American Chestnut Land Trust: https://www.acltweb.org/index.php/pre-donation-form/

Contributions may also be mailed to ACLT, P.O. Box 2363, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.  The ACLT phone number is 410-474-3400.