Four Incredible WomenFour Incredible WomenUpon their Retirement Upon their Retirement

from Teaching –from Teaching –

A Farewell to MarmsA Farewell to Marms

or…

When we think of fabulous When we think of fabulous foursomes,foursomes,

many come to mind:many come to mind:

John, Paul, George and RingoJohn, Paul, George and Ringo

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and MirandaMiranda

Haldeman, Erlichman, Mitchell and Haldeman, Erlichman, Mitchell and DeanDean

Jed, Granny, Ellie Mae and Jethro Jed, Granny, Ellie Mae and Jethro

Dorothy, Rose, Blanche Dorothy, Rose, Blanche

and Sophiaand Sophia

And our OWN Golden Girls,And our OWN Golden Girls,

Diane,Diane,

Joyce, Joyce,

Janet Janet

and Barbaraand Barbara

From a small town From a small town midway between midway between Lansing and Grand Lansing and Grand Rapids, Diane inched Rapids, Diane inched her way east to us. her way east to us.

Diane and her husband, Klaus, live in Ypsilanti and have been married for 40 years. Diane was clearly a child bride.

Diane enjoys knitting and quilting and makes afghans for babies and veterans that are donated to charities through her church.

This fall, while we are pre-testing and strategizing, she and Klaus will be taking a relaxing trip to eastern Canada.

She’ll miss teaching good nutrition and parenting skills.

She’ll miss working with a friendly and supportive staff and administration.

And, surely, she will miss students getting excited about making a really good muffin.

Joyce grew up in Joyce grew up in Ypsilanti, went to school Ypsilanti, went to school there - right through there - right through Eastern. While earning Eastern. While earning two majors and a two majors and a minor, she completed minor, she completed enough hours to earn a enough hours to earn a triple major.triple major.

Please join with us in finishing, “Once a Huron…”

(Note to Young Ones - the Hurons were EMU’s mascots before the Eagles.)

Joyce worked for many summers restoring the St. Helena Lighthouse, west of Mackinac Island.

Despite the really primitive camping, Joyce would like to get back into doing it again.

When Joyce first came to Annapolis, she was the Cheerleading Coach and the Synchronized Swim Team Coach.

Synchronized Swimming, originally a club, performed swim shows. Joyce worked towards its acceptance as a Varsity Sport and once it was, Joyce’s team competed all over southeastern Michigan.

Eventually, she took over the Girls’ Competitive Swim Team, keeping her in the pool eleven months a year.

Janet brought to us the Janet brought to us the interesting background interesting background of having spent 30 of having spent 30 years in the ER, mostly years in the ER, mostly as a Trauma Specialist as a Trauma Specialist or an ER manager. or an ER manager.

Janet and her husband, Lou, live in Berkley and have been married for 51 years. They have four children and nine grandchildren.

Janet enjoys sewing, gardening, and traveling. She’ll be learning to use her new sewing machine, as many of us will still be struggling to use CLASS A.

She and Lou have a motor home and will be dividing their time between Texas, and traveling throughout the U.S.

Did you know… Janet was appointed by President Bush to a Nuclear Disaster Team, formed after the Chernobyl Disaster, that could respond to such events anywhere in the world.

The Team attended conferences and mock disasters, but was never sent out of the states. Janet carried an international credit card and travel papers – but surrendered them upon her retirement.

Although Barbara joined Although Barbara joined us the most recently, us the most recently, coming to us two coming to us two years ago from O.W. years ago from O.W. Best, she quickly Best, she quickly became part of our became part of our Annapolis family.Annapolis family.

As this year ends, Barbara is completing 33 years of teaching.

Did you know… Barbara is a consummate lover of food preparation and has taken cooking classes in Florence, Italy.

Between them, Barbara and her husband, Allen, share six children and 10 grandchildren. They live in Huntington Woods and spend time in Tucson.

Rigatoni With Basil Pine Nut Crunch

Now with her copious free time, Barbara will continue her volunteer work with Common Ground, will enjoy her cello, will expand her clinical practice… and will explore the possibility of teaching abroad.

Together, our fabulous foursome, have Together, our fabulous foursome, have completed 100 years of teaching and have completed 100 years of teaching and have touched innumerable lives.touched innumerable lives.

As a final gesture of goodwill to us all, they As a final gesture of goodwill to us all, they have met these past weeks with Mr. Scott have met these past weeks with Mr. Scott to express themselves creatively and to express themselves creatively and perform a memorable work of art…perform a memorable work of art…