As sad and tragic an occasion that it was, thanks for sharing it with us.
Though I never knew Connor, you make me miss him....and that is a good thing.

You're a damn good man Bob, as Shawn put it so well..........

Bob, sounds like you handled it as well as it was possible to handle it. I bet the kids will remember it for the rest of their lives.
I'll have to have you come and do MY eulogy.......i bet you'd have them ALL laughing!

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wonderful stuff from a wonderful man. we need many more teachers like you, bob. i lost my first classmate when we were in 6th grade. my way of 'dealing' with it was to write. i wrote about things he & i had done together, the goofy things he did in class, how he'd get in trouble for talking all the time, & that sort of thing. it helped me alot. back then, nobody really understood what kind of impact that had on us so there were no grief counselors - nothing.
i'm proud to know you!!