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In memory of Alene Hale Grider I have no doubt that when Saint Peter swung wide the Pearly Gates to heaven, her one-time little darlings welcomed her, voices raised in unison, with a rousing and heartfelt, "Good Morning, Miss Alene!" - JD Gee Alene Hale Grider (1931-2016) By JD Gee It's with sadness I read of Alene Hale Grider's passing. As is true with most everyone in a rural area, we had more than one connection. My mother had known her parents all her life; Alene's brother married one of my first cousins; and, in her role as "Miss Alene," she was my first grade teacher all those many years ago. At the time, she seemed really old; in reality, she was barely past 30. That aside, in the ensuing almost six decades, I've never forgotten her patience, good nature, and love in dealing with the 25 or so little classroom corks she always kept merrily bobbing along in the direction and at the pace she thought best. It also occurs to me her passing marks the end of an personal era, as she was the last surviving of all the teachers at Russell Springs Elementary who drew the short straw and had to endure me in the classroom. Miss Alene had been teaching for a few years when this six-year-old started school. Somehow, she survived that experience unscathed and continued to teach for many years thereafter, enough that several of her former students had crossed the great divide prior to her own passage. I have no doubt that when Saint Peter swung wide the Pearly Gates to heaven, her one-time little darlings welcomed her, voices raised in unison, with a rousing and heartfelt, "Good Morning, Miss Alene!" Miss Alene, you're well remembered down here too. May you rest in peace. This story was posted on 2016-02-05 06:09:04
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