Candace Lynn Mosley Stephens

Sadly—I was unable to attend Mr. Iselt’s memorial to pay my respects.  Like many of you, I perceived him as a unique and inspiring principal, who cared about all of us—whether we were the epitome of good or a bit on the rebellious side. Lucky for us, he was a very gentle (and like others before me stated, reasonable) man who thankfully was very slow to anger and who possessed an ever present engaging spirit.  A truly compassionate and kind “gentleman” with a welcome smile, moderately stern nature (from large issues to my ever present short skirt ones), consistent demeanor, and who during the turbulent 70’s, always treated us all both fairly and with respect.  Often amused by our antics, it seemed he found it easy to communicate with even those of us who made communication a difficult endeavor. In my opinion, he played such an integral role in that phase of our lives—giving bits of advice, exhibiting great school spirt, and always being there to render support as needed.  We were all so very blessed to have him champion the class of 1973 as we traversed through our high school years and it was evident that he too appeared to thoroughly enjoy our awesome journey.  Both he and his passion for WWS and all that it entailed will be greatly missed!