Forget-me-not: Mothers and Sons

An installation by Marie Watt commemorating Northwest servicemen and -women killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Carol Ostendorf Hoyt
1939–2003
Submitted by John Hoyt

My mother was the moral compass for her family and friends. Whether leading fights for open housing and civil rights in the 60s or founding the Seattle branch of the Raging Grannies in the 90s, she always fought the good fight. I ask myself daily, as I navigate this crazy world, “What would Mom do?”