I thought I would take a break from quilt posts today so that I could wish someone special a very Happy Birthday. We both started teaching at Upper Dauphin the same year, she as a 7th grade reading teacher and me as a reading specialist. That was back in 1975. We have remained friends all these years. I know I am a better person for having known her.
Happy birthday, Dolores. May your day be filled with love and happiness.
D evoted to her students, she was always what they needed her to be.
O n this day 83 years (I hope I have this correct) ago she entered this world to make it a brighter and better place.
L oving wife to Dennis; devoted mother to Gary, Scott, and Donna.
O verflowing with wisdom.
R eady to help with whatever was needed.
E ncouraging students and coworkers to not give up but try different approaches if one didn’t work.
S omeone you could always count on for advice or just an ear to listen.
Such a lovely person, are they Gary, Scott and Donna? We are lucky if such people come into our lives.
Yes, they are.
What a great photo to end an equally awesome acrostic. I love the “Encouraging students…” line. Oh to keep remembering how essential that is. Lovely tribute.
She is a very encouraging person.
What a nice tribute!
Thank you. She is a special person.
What a nice way to say Happy Birthday!
I know she reads my blog so I wanted to surprise her with this post.
What a lovely acrostic poem as tribute and birthday present.
I was glad she liked it.
What a beautiful acrostic! Happy, happy birthday to a lovely and wise woman!!
She is both of those.
How sweet to pay tribute to a friend for life. I see that both of you were in the reading field. So was I for 38 years: reading teacher, reading specialist, literacy coach when there was no such title, districtwide administrator for English Language Arts, including reading and ESL. Since 2013 I started consulting with schools and providing professional development on literacy. It’s been a wonderful career and I am sure both you and Dolores would agree that being a reading educator is a worthwhile experience.
Definitely, Carol. I can’t think of any other subject I would rather have taught. Dolores did move on, however, to teach sixth grade social studies.