Memories

I will sorely miss Moffett. Over the years we had many wonderful lunches together, both appreciating the company, Moffett from the rigors of homemaking and me from those of teaching and grading papers. She always had such flair in how she looked: a new red Baggalini purse, or a lovely jade ring pr

I hadn't seen her in so many years, not since our kids were young, so maybe 25 years. She was always eager to talk about anything, concerned about our kids, involved with the Zen center, politics. Thinking about sitting in her kitchen, talking, drinking tea. I have to confess I hadn't thought abou

>care taker of all >modest while respectful >we miss you dearly

What a beautiful tribute to Moffett! This thoughtful, loving documentation of her life and times makes us wish that we had met her many years earlier. As it is, my husband, Mike, and I came to know the Halls about 12 years ago, after our niece Cassandra and their son Matthew (Kas and Val) were marri

Her curiosity. Her laugh. How she would lightly pet my back when I was tiny. Her care for other people. Her understanding and camaraderie with all things feline. Her enjoyment of the outdoors. Her cultivation of plants. Her intellect. Her ratatouille. Her love of discussion. Her prudence and practic

I would like to share a few small but revealing memories of Moffett. Moffett was truly unique. When we became roommates in a little Berkeley cottage in the early 1960s, Moffett was no longer in graduate school but moved easily in and even surpassed the academic milieu. She read widely, and was stud

She was a gift to us all.............

I knew Moffett as a fellow congregant at the Berkeley Zen Center. As a resident I've witnessed many people come and go over the years. Although I hadn't seen her in the last few years before the pandemic, from time to time I wondered how she was. After all, she had been involved with our temple from

What a lovely tribute this page is to a really neat lady. I spent a lot of time in Moffett's kitchen as a teenager. Being one of Matt's closest friends through high school we often found ourselves in the Hall's Albany apartment after school. I remember Moffett most in her kitchen, near the window. W