I first met Lisa when she came to Cox School to fill in for a teacher
who needed to go on leave suddenly as school was opening. When I met
LIsa, I thought she should be nervous because she had very little
time to prepare for a classroom of students. I started to give her
all kinds of advice but she indicated (in a very cheerful way) that
she was just fine and ready for the challenge. And she really was
ready! That's how she stayed for all the years we worked next door to
each other. She never seemed to get ruffled; she did not worry about
the small unimportant stuff; she came each day to do her very best for
her students. I felt truly blessed to work next to her and to have her
as a friend.

Love, Kathi Manuel