Deborah S. Moser

1952
Colville, Washington
New Parents & Baby

Debbie Jo St. Clair was born February 28, 1952, to Sharon Tedrow St. Clair and Chan Joseph St. Clair, Jr. She was soon baptised in the Catholic Church, where the St. Clair family attended.

February 1953
First birthday
Great-Grandmothers

Great-Grandmothers with Debbie. Maternal Great-Grandmother Carrie Welch on left and paternal Great-Grandmother Mary Kenney on right. 

1955
Covlille, Washington
Three Years Old

Brother Chan St. Clair was born in 1955. 

1958-1960
Chewelah, Washington
Six Years Old

Debbie when she was in first grade St. Mary's School in Chewelah, Washington.

1960-1963
Mullan, Idaho
Ten Years Old

The St. Clair family moved to Mullan, Idaho where Chan took a new job. Debbie attended the John Mullan Elementary School where this photo was taken of the combined fourth and fifth grade class.

1965
Colville, Washington
Horseback

Debbie on Rowdy, a horse she purchased for $45 with babysitting earnings. The photo was taken when her family lived on Pine Street in Colville, which was within walking distance of her grandparents' Tedrow farm, where she kept the horse.

1968
Colville, Washington
A New Generation

Chan (13), Debbie (16) and Patty (10)

1970
Colville High School
High School Graduation

After graduation Debbie was ready to leave Colville, but not her family.

1970-1972
Spokane, Washington
Fort Wright College

Debbie enrolled at Fort Wright College, (aka Fort George Wright of the Holy Names) a Catholic liberal arts college, at the historic Fort George Wright military base. The college closed in the 1980s.

1973-1974
Spokane, Washington
Spokane Community College

Nursing school graduation photo, Spokane Community College where Debbie attended after Fort Wright College. 

1974-1976
Spokane, Washington
Sacred Heart Hospital

Debbie St. Clair, RN, began her nursing career at Sacred Heart Hospital, where she worked until moving to Mount Vernon with her new husband. 

May 1976
Spokane, Washington
Gonzaga Law School

In her new role as fiancé Debbie began her steady support for Tom as they together entered upon new lives in medicine and law. Debbie returned to work at Sacred Heart Hospital and Tom to study for the bar exam.  

September 25, 1976
Immaculate Conception Church
Colville Wedding

Chan Joseph St. Clair IV, Sharon Rose Tedrow St. Clair, Tom Moser, Debbie Moser, Chan Joseph St. Clair, Jr., Stevens County Sheriff, and Patricia Jo St. Clair.

July 3, 1978
Cypress Island, San Juan County
Snorkeling Cypress

Debbie went snorkeling on Pelican Beach during one of our camp outs with the San Francisco Pelican Sailboat Club. We sailed our boat from Friday Harbor to Cypress Island to join our friends in a Fourth of July celebration. 

May 22, 1981
Mount Vernon, Washington
Four Generations

Nicole Carrie was born February 26, 1981, an event that forever changed the lives of her parents. She is sitting on Debbie's lap, being admired by Grandma Sharon St. Clair and Great-grandma Margaret St. Clair. 

August 4, 1984
Mount Vernon, Washington
Mother & Daughters

Lauren Virginia arrived and her first visitor was her sister, and the adventure continues. 

September 1985
Kauai, Hawaii
Walking the Beach

Debbie and Tom went to Kauai for a vacation/legal seminar and Debbie found time to walk on a beach. 

July 13, 1988
Vincente Guerrero, Mexico
Orphanage

The Foundation For His Ministry operates an orphanage in a village in the Baja. For several years, our church sent a team to support the ministry. In the photo, Antonia and Minerva are with our family

Easter 1990
Mount Vernon, WA
Debbie & Daughters

Nicole, Debbie and Lauri dressed for Easter Sunday

Spring 1993
Mount Vernon, WA
North Cascade ENT

Debbie worked as a recovery room RN at North Cascade ENT surgery center for 23 years.

April 1995
Mt. Bachelor, OR
Annual Ski/Golf Trip

Lauri, Debbie, Tom and Nicole on Mt. Bachelor.

Summer 2013
Sherry Lake, Stevens County
St. Clair Family

Standing: Debbie, Patty, Chan IV

Sitting: Sharon and Chan, Jr.

Thanksgiving 2013
Selah, WA
Evan's First Thanksgiving

Chan, Sharon, Debbie, Nicole, and Evan. This is Evan's first time at a St. Clair Thanksgiving.

August 29, 2018
Colville, WA
Four Generations, Again

Debbie, Sharon, Nicole, Hensley. Hensley's first meeting with Great-grandma St. Clair. 

Halloween 2023
Anacortes, WA
Family In Costume

Dustin, Evan, Tom, Debbie, Hensley and Nicole.