Long before Alfred Moses became the NWTSA国际影视传媒檚 minister of Education, he was a high school student in the Beaufort Delta.

Ed Lippert, one of MosesSA国际影视传媒檚 teachers from what was then Samuel Hearne Secondary School in Inuvik, remembers him fondly.

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SA国际影视传媒淎s a student, he was pretty much the way he was when he was minister of Education, and everything else that heSA国际影视传媒檚 done: he worked hard. He was very caring. He was a very, very happy, outgoing kind of guy SA国际影视传媒� always smiling, always had something positive and pleasant to say about everybody.SA国际影视传媒�

Lippert, who would go on to become superintendent of the Yellowknife Education District No. 1 (Yk1) school board, was assistant superintendent during MosesSA国际影视传媒檚 tenure as minister, making him and his former student colleagues.

SA国际影视传媒淲henever we would meet in meetings while he was minister of Education, he never failed to tell everybody some kind of story, sometimes embarrassing, but always lighthearted and always positive, about me,SA国际影视传媒� he recalls.

Despite the occasional banter, Lippert had great respect for the way Moses conducted himself while in office.

SA国际影视传媒淗e was always going out of his way to make sure he visited all the schools, all the school boards,SA国际影视传媒� he says. SA国际影视传媒淗e used to get a lot of comments about the fact that the minister of Education would take the time out of his busy schedule to show up for things, whether it be graduation ceremonies, or an opening of a school or honour ceremonies, or sporting events or concerts. He always did his very best to show up.SA国际影视传媒�

Metro Huculak was the superintendent of Yk1 for 15 years, including MosesSA国际影视传媒� tenure as minister of ECE. He can also attest to MosesSA国际影视传媒檚 attentiveness to his colleagues.

SA国际影视传媒淎lfred always listened to what the chairs had to say, and tried to work with the chairs to ensure that the boards had what they needed to offer quality education to students,SA国际影视传媒� says Huculak.

As minister, Moses is perhaps best remembered for implementing a territory-wide junior kindergarten program.

SA国际影视传媒淭here were some some issues, I think, with the implementation of junior kindergarten, but everything got worked out because, of course, Alfred was the kind who met with chairs and so on, and listened to them and made sure that if there were any flaws or whatever, these were corrected,SA国际影视传媒� Huculak says.

He adds that it was a major loss for the education system of the NWT when Moses decided not to seek another term in 2019.

SA国际影视传媒淗e was one who, I think, could have made a lot more good strides to support students,SA国际影视传媒� he says.

Following the news of MosesSA国际影视传媒檚 passing late last month, YK1 lowered flags at its district office.

SA国际影视传媒淵K1 sends its heartfelt condolences to his friends and family near and far. He will be greatly missed,SA国际影视传媒� the board wrote on its website. SA国际影视传媒淩est in peace, Alfred.SA国际影视传媒�