b'GABRIEL MOESThe 2022 Tim Morrow Memorial Award WinnerA ftercarefulconsideration ofanumberofqualified candidates for the 2022 Tim Morrow Memorial Award, we are happy to announce that the NHF committee chaired by NHF Board mem-ber Mrs. Evitta Morrow selected Mr. Ga-briel Moes as the 2022 student awardee. Along with the beautiful plaque, Gabriel will receive a check for $1,000 from the sponsor Common Sense Herbal Products based in Torrance, California.Gabriel was involved in an unfortunate COVID-19 incident in early April 2021 aboard Southwest Flight 1582 flying from Arizona to the Bay Area of California. As his father, Pastor Brook Moes of the Cala-verasPresbyterianChurchrecounted, At the time, Gabriel was an outstand-ing young man of 17, who was about to graduate Summa Cum Laude from a very rigorous classical high school and as such was thoroughly trained in the art of rhet-oric and logic. In fact, he was in Arizona to interview an eminent theologian and professor as part of his senior thesis de-fense. Gabriel is also a multiple-degreeGabriel Moes with His Fiance Loreleiblack belt who owns his own martial-arts studio and competes professionally.Gabriel continued to be non-aggres- this was caught on video in well over an When he boarded the flight, the TSAsive in his responses to the passengershour of footage.and airport security in Arizona did nothostilities. TheAlamedaCountySheriffwas make him don a mask; so, he did not. InAt the end of the flight, the 40+-year- called on board. The deputies did not the course of the flight, however, a highlyold man apparently had had enough andquestion the man, but they marched Ga-erratic 40+-year-old man was harassingjust lost it. He punched Gabriel in thebriel off the plane and detained him for Gabriel. In the interest of peace-makingface,whereuponGabrielremovedhisabout 45 minutes until I got there to pick Gabriel (who is a very kind, reasonable,mask and refused to put it back on. Thehim up, all the while pressuring him to and friendly individual) put a mask on.flightattendantsandotherpassengersput his mask on for the good of society However, the man was not happy withwere all putting pressure on him to putand asking him why he thought he was how low it was on his face nor with howhis mask back on, and no one was in theso much better than everybody else that often Gabriel was drinking from his waterslightest concerned that a 40-year-old hadhe didnt need to just submit and wear a bottle. just struck a 17-year-old in the face. All ofmask. Gabriel remained calm and reason-H ealtHF reedomN ews /F all2022 19NHF_40-3_Linda_11-25-2022.indd 19 11/25/22 8:02 AM'