And she had just started a new year at Mayo Elementary School in Edgewater when the much-loved and inspirational teacher died Aug. 30 from a stroke at the age of 58.
"She loved it, she put all her time into teaching," said Susan Freeland, Mrs. Holt's cousin. "She just was a people person, period, but she loved children."
Mrs. Holt was beginning her 34th year teaching at Mayo Elementary, Ms. Freeland said. She had been a county teacher for 37 years. Staff at the school were hit hard by her death,...
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God Bless Mrs. Holt - 2008-09-15 20:46:20
The impact and influence she had on so many of our children, including her own, shall be sorely missed. She was a true role model and unsung hero. ALL teachers should should know who she was and what a real inspiration she was. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her loved ones in mourning her loss. Let us celebrate her life.
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