Two years before she passed away, Amelia tagged me in a photo of a turtle sundae. It comes up in my memories on November 15, and I think of her and the energy she brought to the school where we worked together after unknowingly being in the same high school class together in Chicago.
This was just a single example of her memory. There were so many more. She was friendly and funny and worked endlessly to help the diverse learners and other students under her care. They were in high school, but they were still hers to nurture and encourage.
It’s unfathomable that life could hurt her so much.
RIP Amelia.