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 its inception in '67. When I ran into Mike the other day who was delivering the news of her passing, I was reminded of her kindness towards me at a very difficult time in my life. I was going through a divorce and Moffett invited me out to lunch. We had never socialized outside the temple gate and yet she saw and felt what I was going through. I don't remember anything from our lunch conversation but now, 25 years alter I can say that her expression of kindness that day has persisted in warm memory. While we don't necessarily know what affect we have on another, this experience demonstrated to me that we can hold the memory of our friends and loved ones close and in death that memory is given life for us to reflect, revere and cherish that we all are interconnected. Thank you Moffett!
Ross