Posted on June 10, 2013
What a great week for an old man!
In my previous post I wrote about retiring and all of the former students who came back for a little get-together. Well, it seems things did not end there. All week was a sort of celebration. What made it great was that it was all about the kids. I never knew so many of them cared so much.
The day after the party a group of seniors — students I taught five years earlier — came to visit me. They apologized for missing the party. These kids had to take the time to get in their car and drive about 20 miles just to stop in and see me. And listen to this line-up: valedictorian, salutatorian, and numbers 4, 13, and 14 in the class. They are heading to Texas, Texas A&M, and Harvard.
The next day a lovely young lady who was in my class my first year at the academy showed up with a dozen roses for me. Shreeya is a junior and first in her class at the school district’s medical academy.
Shreeya and Me
Then the following day my geometry class surprised me with an engraved watch. Not only that, but one of the students who is a very talented young artist with numerous awards painted my portrait! I really hope the kiddos don’t think I am this scary looking.
I Even Scare Myself!
If all this was not enough, a group of past members of my math team and their parents treated Linda and me to a lovely dinner on Thursday evening. It was a wonderful night of camaraderie.
My Co-coach Gwen Curtice, My Kids, Linda, and Me
I think every day this past week I would come home and say to Linda that I was a lucky guy. Well, it needs to be said once more. I am truly a lucky guy!
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