The Cable family has been part of my life for as long as memory serves. Hank (standing next to me) and Del (standing next to my brother) lived in Wapato, Washington, and had two daughters, Judy and Jerry. Hank went to WSU with my father and became an industrial arts teacher at Wapato High School, where I attended and took a shop class.

I sent this letter to the Cables in January 1969, thanking them for a Christmas package and advising that my unit had deployed back to our base at Camp Casey from the DMZ. Del kept the letter until her daughter, Jerry, sent it to me in 2024.

Mike Redman was my predecessor as San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney, having resigned to become Executive Director of the Washinton Association of Prosecuting Attorneys with offices in Olympia. This photo, taken during Mike’s unsuccessful campaign for Attorney General, Mike is in the center, Pat McMullen on the left, and I’m on the right.

Just weeks after taking the Bar Exam, I met Patrick R. McMullen (1945 – 1999) when he was Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney at the home of Mount Vernon attorney Kenny St.Clair. Pat hired me as a Deputy PA starting in October 1976. Pat later went on to become a member of the Washington State House of Representatives and later the Washington State Senate. Had he lived a few years longer most observers believe he would have been appointed U.S. Attorney for Western Washington. Pat was an excellent trial lawyer with a humble approach to jurors that was confounding to opposing lawyers. Click here for more photos.

The six Moser brothers are the sons of Henry Alexander Moser and Sarah Lydia Pyle. In the top row are Walt and Fred, and in the bottom row are Bert, Harry, John, and George. They were all born between 1882 and 1895. In addition, they had several sisters and other brothers. My grandfather was Harry Thomas Moser, born in 1886.

Harry Thomas Moser and Hertha Hulda Steinke Moser had five children, all sons. The bottom photo was taken post-WWII, probably in Snohomish, Washington. They lined up in birth order, with the youngest on the left: Edwin, Larry, Donald, Carl, and Theodor. Ed is wearing a military-issue jacket with awards and badges. Most of of brothers served in WWII. Ed and Carl met in Europe during the war. Larry was a gunner on a B-52 bomber.

The top photo was taken on August 22, 1982, at a Moser Family Reunion. From left they are Ed, Carl, Larry, Ted, and Don.

The author is the son of Carl Moser

Congressman Mike McCormack (D) was a Member of Congress from the 4th Congressional District of Washington. After graduation from CWU, I received a scholarship to The George Washington University to study for a Master of Public Administration. GWU is a few blocks west of the White House. I went to the Capitol and applied to be a volunteer intern in Mike’s congressional office and was accepted. I worked part-time in his office at the Capitol while taking classes at GWU. It was an experience for which I am grateful. Mike was instrumental in pointing me to Gonzaga Law School after graduation from GWU.

Sid Morrison (R) was a member of the Washington State House of Representatives for many years, representing the 15th District in the Yakima Valley. In 1971, I was a student at Central Washington University and learned that the Legislature was, for the first time, allowing college students to become volunteer interns and receive college credits. I applied and was selected by Sid to be his first intern. I stayed in contact with Sid over the years and later became a campaign volunteer when he ran for Governor of Washington.