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In memory of mom
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Recent Hannibal graduate Randall Mosley proudly displays the tattoo he got before his senior season. It is dedicated to his mother, Elise Mosley, who died in a car accident more than 10 years ago. (H-W Photo/Jennifer Coombes)
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By MATT SCHUCKMANHerald-Whig Sports WriterHANNIBAL, Mo. -- Randall Mosley can't say exactly what caused him to run scared into his mother's bedroom other than the typical bumps in the night that startle any 8-year-old."I just know she made me feel safe," Mosley said. "It was such a positive thing. It was positive in every way."It's a memory he'll hold onto forever."It's one of the things I remember most about her," Mosley said.It's been more than 10 years since Elise Mosley died in a car accident on an ice- and snow-covered road in Columbia, Mo., challenging Randall to fight through the grief and live the life she wanted for him.He's done that, having graduated from Hannibal High School with honors, earned a basketball scholarship to Blackburn College and set the stage to earn a college degree."I can't say how special that would be for him to achieve something like that," said Cheryl Weathers, Mosley's aunt who along with her husband, Gary, has raised Mosley since his mother's death in 1997. "That would mean so much. His mom would be so proud. I know she is so proud of him."That's because he never let the grief change him."Anybody in my position could have gone downhill," said Mosley, who will represent Hannibal in Saturday's McDonald's/Herald-Whig Classic at Pepsi Arena. "I didn't. I never got in trouble. I did what I was supposed to do."It helped having a strong family for support.Admittedly scared and lonely following his mother's death, Mosley feared he would wind up in a foster home. The Weathers refused to let that happen."We did what we had to do," Cheryl said. "There was no one else. My husband took him in and treated him like he was one of his own kids. We just knew we had to do what was best for Randall."That was show him some attention."It was good I had family to focus on me," Mosley said. "They took me in like one of theirs."They gave him an environment in which to flourish, complete with kids his own age."My daughter (Francesca) and he are closer than a brother and sister," Weathers said.Meanwhile, Weathers became the surrogate mom."I'm a lot like my sister," she said. "I think that helped him recover from her death."So did the personality he shares with his mom. Weathers described them both as quiet with a calm demeanor. Mosley called it humble and hard-working with one distinct difference.He's a conversationalist."Anybody. I'll talk to anybody," said Mosley, who was tabbed the most likely to become famous in Hannibal's senior class. "It doesn't matter who they are. That's the opposite of my mom. She was more quiet and reserved. I'm more outgoing. That's just me."You get a little bit of genetics from your parents, but then there's just you. This is just me."Weathers laughs knowing full well Mosley can carry on a conversation with anybody about anything."There is not a stranger he knows," she said. "He's very forward."And very open. Asked about the tattoo adorning his right biceps, Mosley rolls up his sleeve to unveil a cross with a ribbon wrapped around it. Inscribed on the ribbon is his mother's name.He got the tattoo last October, in the days leading up to the start of basketball practice, as extra motivation to live out his dreams."It was my senior year and so much was at stake," said Mosley, an All-North Central Missouri Conference selection who averaged 18.5 points per game. "I wanted to give it all to her. I decided this was the best way. This honors her and keeps her with me. It motivates me."And he's often thought about what she would say about the tattoo."A simple thank you," Mosley said. "And I love you."-- [email protected]/221-3366
