In spite of all our differences, the one thing that binds all living creatures is that we each have an expiration date. This finality to our existence is what makes life special, something to be cherished and protected. But occasionally things can go terribly wrong…
Elementary school teacher Sharon Smith waved goodbye and blew kisses to the students she loved dearly. The fourth-grade teacher, age 57, was retiring after 36 years.
But just moments after her class dismissed, Smith complained of short breath. The staff called an ambulance. Sadly, a few moments later, Mrs. Smith died on the way to the hospital.
Principal Alice Woodward said Smith’s students had just left class. “The children had not been gone very long — two or three minutes, maybe five,” she said. Woodward said Smith was a fine teacher who loved technology and was very dependable. “Any child who had her would tell you Sharon was their favorite teacher,” she said. “She had a caring attitude and saw something good in every child and every teacher.”
