another loss to the TES family

As we, the wedding families prepare to spend the day

with Arthur and Amanda, celebrating their union,

part of me is with another family of mine.

The TES family, the school that will always be mine.

Yesterday a dear friend to all, died.

Evelyn was one of our maintenance group.

Never an enemy, never will you have ever heard her

say, "Can't to that right now"

(pictured in blue suit)

Never did her lips ever say, 

"Not my job" or "Can't help"

She, like so many others at TES, were there

for the betterment of the children.

She was a giving woman. Still visited

and cared for her ex-husband who was in a nursing home.

When I questioned her about this years ago,

she said, "He is my children's father"

A firecracker, hard worker and don't let her

under a hundred pounds build fool you.

that girl was an Ox! 

My last few months there, she came to me feeling sick.

Because she never complained, because she looked terrible,

I had her go to the emergency room.

She was diagnosed with pneumonia, but I wonder if more

tests would have been done, would they have found the cancer

that took her from us sooner.

Having gotten the diagnose of cancer just a few weeks ago

her body was too weak, too ill to fight off anything

that may have come to her.

The cancer was too advanced. 

Yesterday, her family had her removed the machines and

let her go to her Maker.

So this morning, as my adrenalin is pumped about our 

family gathering, a small part of me is with my

TES family saddened by the loss of a most wonderful woman.

Ev, you will be missed and your love for children will

never leave the halls of TES.

Hoping you and Gina B. are dancing with the angels today.

I remember how much you loved to dance.....