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Dear Coach:

Dear Coach:

   A little over a month ago I was driving down Natchez Trace with my wife and two wonderful girls. I was able to teach them the history of the trace and the importance of Indian Mounds. I even explained what a Lock-and-Dam was as we passed by, how it worked, it’s importance and why so many dams were built in the area.  Crow’s Neck came up in conversation and I shared some of the things I learned there:  Walking in the dark to learn how the eyes adjust; how to start fires; the importance of not wasting food; The harsh impact we can have on the environment even with the simplest of mistakes. 

 All of these widsoms I learned from you, and so much more: The basics of physics; how not to build a hovercraft. More importantly though, you were one of the few teachers who strongly and emotionally taught us all about the reality that lies on the other side of a graduation cap. Some are here to teach. You were here to build lives. 

These ideas and memories will stay with me forever. I will pass them on to my children and to their children as well.  

Thank you so much for the heart and soul you gave to us all. 

You will be missed, but your legacy with live forever.

-Shaun Cole
Class of 1996