WOODS
ANTHONY
11/13/1951 ~ 11/30/2014
In loving memory of Anthony E. "Tony" Woods
A Teacher
A teacher just asks for the power
To reach out and touch young minds
For the wisdom to show the way to go
And what's better left behind.
A teacher in looking at children,
Doesn't see them as gifted or slow.
A teacher sees young people, just starting out,
Who must learn in order to grow.
A teacher will criticize gently,
Lest a child give up on believing,
Always aware that a thoughtless word
Could end striving and achieving.
A teacher knows we are all different,
That your dream may not be for me,
So we're taught to think and always search
For the place that we should be.
A teacher instills a desire to learn
And pride in work well done.
A teacher knows that seeds planted today
Bloom tomorrow as races run.
"Paths that have crossed will cross again"
Miss you tremendously; you will be forever in my heart.
Friends and associates still compliment and miss you.
Everlasting love, Ron