This last week I received at letter from a member of our former ward. She had two grandchildren that knew Paige while they attended Inglewood Jr. High. One had her for a teacher, the other had Paige as her track coach. They sent their grandmother this article that was written about Paige earlier this year. The article says it all. Paige meant so much to so many, she truly was one of a kind.
I find it amazing, but not surprising, that so many people that saw Paige in different contexts can share the same admiration and feelings towards this wonderful smiley face.Each post makes me feel a little bit luckier to have met her. Paige, you have quite the fans club :)
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS AWESOME!!! i love to hear about her from her students. one of my favorite things to read through was that facebook page that had her students share their thoughts and memories of her. i love it that she was sooo loved:) is so loved:)
ReplyDeleteI worked with Paige at Inglewood. I've been following this blog and Esme's, feeling a little silly leaving a message because I cried so hard when I heard that Paige passed away, and I didn't have the pleasure of knowing her like so many others did, and for not nearly as long. I almost felt guilty for being so upset. Paige was truly remarkable. I remember meeting her for the first time at new teacher orientation thinking she was going to be an elementary school teacher because she was WAY too sweet to be a junior high teacher. I literally said to myself "wow, if I had children, I would want her to be their teacher" because you knew the instant that you met her that she was so loving, kind, and just different, and I mean different in the best possible way. I remember the day that Paige told me she had cancer. I was going to make photocopies and she was in the copy room and her gorgeous hair had been cut short. I said "Oh my gosh! I love your new haircut!" and I knew something was wrong because she just quietly said, "thank you." Then she told me she had cancer. We just hugged at the copy machine. She was going to email the rest of the staff later that morning and I just sat at my computer, waiting for the email to come and I just cried. I cried for her, I cried for her husband, I cried for her family and friends, and I cried for her students. The day that Paige left this Earth was an incredibly sad day. I think about her often and the two years I worked with her she impacted me with her positive attitude and strength more than she ever knew. -Jenny (Nye) Pardee
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