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Cars whiz by a well-traveled intersection in Fairfield where there is a constant reminder of Ralph Moore: a billboard offering a reward for information in his death.The questions surrounding his death more than a decade ago still haunt haunt his loved ones, perhaps no one more than his wife, Martha.“We were married 53 years; I miss him all the time,” she told KCRA 3, choking back tears.Moore was a beloved husband and father, as well as a retired carpenter who served on the Fairfield Planning Commission for two terms.“My father was well-known in the community. Everybody knew him,” said Terry Wallar, Moore’s daughter.Investigators don’t know why the 73-year-old was attacked inside his home in downtown Fairfield in February of 2012. His wife came home in the afternoon around 5 p.m. to find him unconscious with wounds to his head and face.“The door was unlocked. I walked in and he was lying on the dining room floor,” she said. “I thought he was dead.”Moore never woke up. He died eight days later at the hospital.His family thinks he interrupted a burglary, but continue to replay different scenarios in their heads.“Maybe he was in the house and saw somebody through his bedroom window who came into the house and threatened him,” said his son, Chuck Moore.Sgt. Troy Oviatt told KCRA 3,”There was pretty limited evidence, to the point where we’re not sure what the motivation of the crime was, what occurred.”Investigators do have perhaps the most crucial evidence of all: DNA.“It was collected inside of the house on some items that were moved by an individual whom we believe was responsible for the crime, or was present during the commission of the crime,” Oviatt explained.But investigators believe there’s a high likelihood of witnesses who haven’t come forward, given the proximity of the home the high foot traffic and many businesses in the downtown Fairfield area.Moore’s family prays someone will help.“Well, he was our rock. I don’t care how old you are, but you go to your dad (for things). You miss your dad,” said Wallar.“We know we can’t bring him back, but we want whomever did it to be arrested,” said Martha Moore. “I want justice for Ralph.”There is a $60,000 reward being offered information leading to an arrest in Moore’s murder.Anyone with information is urged to contact Fairfield police.