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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 19 Apr 2006 01:43

Lucia, that is sad to hear. I hope you will write a card to his family and tell them what he meant to you with the History lessons and that you will think of him when you are running your race. Messages like that are lovely for the family to read time and again and it brings the person back to them for a little while. Good luck with the race. Liz

Unknown

Unknown Report 18 Apr 2006 22:47

Lucia How sad. I had a brilliant history teacher at school, she used to really make history sound alive and fascinating. She was rather eccentric and carried a small plastic tree with her all the time. She also often had odd shoes on. I found out that her husband had dropped dead one Xmas and she'd never been the same since. Good luck with your Race! nell

Glenys the Menace!

Glenys the Menace! Report 18 Apr 2006 21:15

Lucia, what a lovely idea to have come out of something so sad. I'm sure his family - and him, if he knew - would be delighted that you'd be running for him. Good luck! x

Luciacw

Luciacw Report 18 Apr 2006 19:55

Thank you. Yes he was very good and he did really inspire me. He used to tell great anecdotes. :-)

Barbara

Barbara Report 18 Apr 2006 19:52

I.m sorry to hear that, sounds like the kind of teacher we hope our children will have, my history teacher was great, left me with a love of history that inspires me to this day.

Joy

Joy Report 18 Apr 2006 19:48

Yes. That is sad.

Luciacw

Luciacw Report 18 Apr 2006 19:47

Thanks for your replies everyone, I'll be running race for life in June so I'll have someone to run for.

Luciacw

Luciacw Report 18 Apr 2006 19:40

Joan, well he started late I guess. He was only 1 year away from retirement. He'd recently stopped smoking and that's when the cancer emerged.

Luciacw

Luciacw Report 18 Apr 2006 19:38

oh yes Christine. I don't know why, I always seem to be affected if someone around me dies even if it's someone I'm not close to. It just seems terribly sad.

Unknown

Unknown Report 18 Apr 2006 19:37

Aw sorry to hear that Lucia. Very sad news xx

Joan of Arc(hives)

Joan of Arc(hives) Report 18 Apr 2006 19:37

Sorry to hear that Lucia. So sad for his family, he didn't sound very old then ? Yes we must make the most of our short time on this earth. Joan xx

Luciacw

Luciacw Report 18 Apr 2006 19:35

I remember having a thread up. My old history teacher had cancer. It was in remission but I learnt today that he died in his sleep last night. He always encouraged me, and he used to make our history lessons a bit livelier. That's how I developed an interest in history and then genealogy. I feel for his family - he has a ten year old son. He went a bit early too. Ah well, always the best that die young eh?