So you want to know how teachers effect lives? It's hard to put into words. Why would hundreds show to wish you luck on your last day on the job. I know. I was there. I saw the respect in their eyes and the warmth in their voices as they sang your praise. Well deserved. I know. I saw you when it began. I knew you were good then and you got better as the years went by. The lives you changed for the better number in the hundreds, probably thousands. Were you perfect as a person? We never would have been friends if you were. Are you a great friend? The best one could have. How good of educator were you? One of the best that I ever saw. But why take my word . You could ask any number of the people you taught or coached in the last 34 years. They can tell the story much better than me.
