Mr. Moseley was a teacher at Vera C. O’Leary Junior High in Twin Falls, for what was then either called social studies or world geography. Not only was he a very captivating, honest storyteller, but he posed a lot of questions to us in that class that I still think about today, 30 years later. His section on the Vietnam War was both legendary among students and thought-provoking.

My sister and a few of my classmates who were a grade above me let me know how lucky I was to have him, and they were correct. He was one of the first teachers who talked to me like an adult and made me feel like the things I said mattered. At an age when it felt like I was always in trouble for the way I looked or the music I listened to, all Mr. Moseley seemed to care about was if I could think for myself — even if we didn’t agree — and that I not waste his time because he had a lot to go over. He was the best.