A Tribute to the Memory
of
Dorothy Donnelley Moller

These reflections on the Life of Dorothy Donnelley Moller were composed by her stepson, Allan Scott Moller, at Dorothy’s home in Paradise Valley shortly after sunrise on the morning of Sunday, June 24. As Allan watched the sun rise over the eastern mountains, and listened to the birds and watched them fly from the tip of one palm tree to another and back again as the sun lighted up the sky, these thoughts on Dorothy’s life came to him. They were delivered at the Celebration of Dorothy’s Life at the Paradise Valley Country Club, Paradise Valley, on June 24, 2007, and at the Memorial Service at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, on June 26th. He would like to share then with you now.

Dorothy Donnelley Moller
What a Remarkable Lady!

She was a lover.
She loved and lived life to the full.

She loved fast, sleek, powerful cars.
She loved golf, and played a wicked game.
She loved her friends and family.
She loved all animals, and she really loved her dogs.
She loved her home in Paradise Valley.
She loved this club, but when push came to shove,
she brought it to justice.
She loved good food and restaurants.
She loved Chicago, and hated New York.

She loved Hillsdale, IHS, Mercatus, the Air Force Academy, the Reagan Ranch, countless humane societies and animal organizations, the list could go on and on . . . .
She loved investing, she loved the game, which she learned, par excellence, from my Dad.
She loved her country deeply,
and was sorely disturbed by what she saw.

She loved her Church, the Church of Christ, Scientist.

And above all, she loved my Dad . . . for over 28 years in life, and another 14 years following his passing in 1993.

Supporting it all was her love and faith in God. The early morning hours at her home were her sanctuary. She was up at 5:00 most days, spending an hour or so reading her Bible and studying the readings of her Church.

And she put into practice the great commandments of Jesus:

To love the Lord thy God with all thy Heart,
and with all thy Soul, and with all thy Mind,

and

To love thy Neighbor as Thyself.

So this is truly about celebration, the celebration of her life. It is of course sad and natural that we will miss her deeply . . .

But it is also joyous, for here is a soul gone free.

“Dorothy’s love of freedom and small government naturally developed through her love of my Dad, Col. Joseph Addison Moller, whom Dorothy was married to for almost 30 years until his death in 1993. Dad had a keen intellect, was a great patriot and had a deep love for this country. He was always interested in politics and in small government, with a deep commitment to freedom (he flew B-17’s over Germany in WWII), and Dorothy took up his interests during his life and made them her own following his death. What a wonderful legacy that they have shared together.”

These words of Allan Moller were included in an article entitled "Leaving a Legacy for Liberty, Dorothy Donnelley Moller", prepared by and printed in the Mercatus Brief, (Summer 2007), a Publication of the Mercatus Center of George Mason University (Arlington, Virginia).