Suzy Lonergan Buffone
Over the years there have been many dear friends and family that have passed and although they have all left wonderful memories and possessed their own special traits there are honestly only two people that I can say were so unique and impactful that there will never be another...GT is one of those two. I feel incredibly blessed to be among the many many former students and friends that are able to say he touched our lives. RIP...and thank you for providing a lifetime of lessons in just a few short years.
Suzy Lonergan Buffone
As I am reading all the wonderful memories posted here I can't help but think about how lucky we were to grow up in a time and place where teachers were given the freedom to teach and express themselves to their students in a way that doesn't exist today. We are all recounting those neck bulging, eye popping, red faced snarls and tirades with such love and fondness as well as the knowledge that in many ways it improved us and made us stronger. He was not only loved by his students but by their parents as well. How different it would be today, in a time where parents are at school whining if a teacher looks at their child sideways. Look at what we would have missed!
Suzy Lonergan Buffone
Funny after this post I suddenly realized why, when my daughter had the toughest teacher in school for 3rd & 4th grade, I did not get in line with the other parents to complain and get her moved out the second year and why that teacher and I get along. I guess in the back of my mind I realized that later on this will be one of the teachers that she will never forget.
Over the years there have been many dear friends and family that have passed and although they have all left wonderful memories and possessed their own special traits there are honestly only two people that I can say were so unique and impactful that there will never be another...GT is one of those two. I feel incredibly blessed to be among the many many former students and friends that are able to say he touched our lives. RIP...and thank you for providing a lifetime of lessons in just a few short years.
Suzy Lonergan Buffone
As I am reading all the wonderful memories posted here I can't help but think about how lucky we were to grow up in a time and place where teachers were given the freedom to teach and express themselves to their students in a way that doesn't exist today. We are all recounting those neck bulging, eye popping, red faced snarls and tirades with such love and fondness as well as the knowledge that in many ways it improved us and made us stronger. He was not only loved by his students but by their parents as well. How different it would be today, in a time where parents are at school whining if a teacher looks at their child sideways. Look at what we would have missed!
Suzy Lonergan Buffone
Funny after this post I suddenly realized why, when my daughter had the toughest teacher in school for 3rd & 4th grade, I did not get in line with the other parents to complain and get her moved out the second year and why that teacher and I get along. I guess in the back of my mind I realized that later on this will be one of the teachers that she will never forget.
