Walking sticks aren’t just for the old. They are for the adventurous.
In one of the photos provided by Harper Moyski’s family ahead of her memorial service on Sunday, Harper is seen looking across a valley at a craggy mountain inside what appears to be Zion National Park in Utah.
In her right hand is a walking stick. Her stance is confident as she uses the stick to poke into an uneven, stone path high above the valley floor.
Harper, 10, was one of two children who were shot and killed at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis last month. The funeral for the other victim — Fletcher Merkel, 8 — was held a week ago.
It was Harper’s goal to see all 63 National Parks in the United States before graduating from college. She was “wide-eyed, curious, and always up for the next trail,” noted her parents, Jackie Flavin and Mike Moyski, and a younger sister, Quinn Moyski, in a published obituary.
Weather didn’t seem to deter Harper and her family from getting outside. Another photo shows Harper in a pink stocking cap. Behind her is a snow- and icicle-clad ridge. Other photos are also in natural settings, including one where she’s lifted her arms joyfully above her head and is reaching for the clouds, a purple backpack strapped around a red Wisconsin Badgers hoodie.
She appears to be no more than 3- or 4-years-old in the photo.
Although only 10 when she died, her family said Harper already had career aspirations of becoming a veterinarian. She “had the heart and smarts to do it,” they wrote. “Snakes, frogs, and bugs never scared her.”
The family used these words to describe Harper: Sharp. Funny. Curious. Brave.
Her family has chosen Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis as the location for Harper’s celebration of life on Sunday. The memorial began at noon.
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