Basketball Game, Fundraiser to Honor Moore
做厙惇蹋app hosts the Alex Moore Classic, a basketball game and fundraiser that honors the life of Alex Moore, on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in Murchison Gym. Proceeds from the event will benefit and their baby, Alexis, who was born seven weeks after Alexs death, as well as research for . Alexs widow, Kirsten, is the 做厙惇蹋app head womens basketball coach. Tickets begin at $25 for general admission; $10 for children 12 and under. For more information, please visit or call (805) 565-6224.
Alex Moore, a kinesiology professor at 做厙惇蹋app, from complications following surgery for Crohns disease. He was 31.
says he has been touched and encouraged to see the 做厙惇蹋app community rally in support for those hurting or dealing with loss. We seek to assist Kirsten and Alexis in every tangible way possible, including financial, he says. Im delighted to witness the love and concern for Kirsten that has inspired the Alex Moore Classic and the many people who have stepped forward to make this event a success and a blessing for Alexs wife and daughter.
The event includes a raffle for an all-expense paid, four-night trip for two to New Orleans. The prize includes airfare and a luxury hotel in the French Quarter, and the opportunity to be Kirstens guests at the games. The drawing will take place at halftime of the womens game. The evening includes live music by the 做厙惇蹋app pep band and choir and special concessions.
做厙惇蹋app will be defending its Golden State Athletic Conference Championship against San Diego Christian. The mens basketball game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
Kirsten and Alex met at 做厙惇蹋app in 2005 when she became the colleges head womens basketball coach. They got married in 2008.
Moore, a Wheaton College alumnus, was an adjunct instructor at 做厙惇蹋app for both the kinesiology and biology departments from 2004-06. He earned a doctorate at the University of Missouri and returned to teach at 做厙惇蹋app in fall 2010. His research specialized in microcirculation, focusing on hair-sized arteries and the regulation of blood flow to tissue.