On Thursday, June 25, 2009, we bid farewell to Mary Clarke. Mary was a 25 year veteran at the Orientation Center. She taught sewing, traveling, braille and home ec.
Students, former students, staff and friends gathered in the rec room to celebrate Mary's retirement. People started to arrive at two o'clock and at times the crowd nearly exceeded capacity for the room. The well wishers hugged, reminisced, and thanked her, sometimes shedding a few tears. By the time the event ended well over one hundred friends of Mary had come to pay homage to the unforgettable teacher.
At the end of the party there were only a few peanuts, a small amount of punch and out of two large cakes only about a dozen pieces of cake left. It was an afternoon Mary will never forget.
We'll miss you, Mary Clarke.
More later.
So who is going to teach you to cook now? Last night 5 homes were burglarized in Deer Run while people were home and sleeping. Took things like laptops, purses, ipods, cell phones, etc. We were safe and all locked up but our friends the Kjomes were hit. Took Darcey's purse and she had just picked up cash for their trip to Chicago. When she got up in the am her deck door and screen door were wide open. Yikes, I hope I can sleep tonight. Bee
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