Update On Joanne
____________________________ A meeting place for the FRIAMILY of Joanne Daquano _____________________________Friday, September 15
Always the Teacher …
Always the Teacher …
Even now, Joanne is teaching the youth in the classrooms of Halton – this time Mike is by her side. I had been doing a fairly good job of reserving my tears for private moments until Wednesday’s grade 8 Religion class. The topic was “Marriage and Holy Orders: Signs and Teachers of Love”. As I read aloud to the class St. Paul’s message that “the most important quality we can have is to be able to love,” my thoughts started drifting to Joanne and Mike. The lesson then called for the students to listen to a beautiful song which is based on 1 Corinthians 13.
Love is patience; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful: it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” - 1 Corinthians 13.4-8
Needless to say, the tears spontaneously started to flow. I explained to my class that Joanne had passed away (they knew about Joanne as we had been praying for her) and that I was very sad. The class was quieter than they had ever been. I spoke to them of the love that radiated from the marriage that Joanne and Mike shared and the unwavering love of their family and friends. I explained how the joy of the love that they shared spread to all those around them and how their love and commitment was strengthened by Joanne’s illness not weakened. Also, that Mike’s love expressed so completely and openly had left me in awe. We discussed the fact that ‘love never ends’ and how the love that Joanne and Mike shared will always be and that Joanne’s love for her children will always be felt by them. I regained my composure just as the bell rang. This morning I went to my desk before school had started and found several expressions of sympathy from my students. There was a plate of home baked cookies, a beautiful drawing of a flower and several cards. I was overwhelmed and the tears started again. I truly believe that Mike and Joanne are ‘Teachers of Love’ to all of us.
Thank you both for your lessons.
Love
Constance
Even now, Joanne is teaching the youth in the classrooms of Halton – this time Mike is by her side. I had been doing a fairly good job of reserving my tears for private moments until Wednesday’s grade 8 Religion class. The topic was “Marriage and Holy Orders: Signs and Teachers of Love”. As I read aloud to the class St. Paul’s message that “the most important quality we can have is to be able to love,” my thoughts started drifting to Joanne and Mike. The lesson then called for the students to listen to a beautiful song which is based on 1 Corinthians 13.
Love is patience; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful: it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” - 1 Corinthians 13.4-8
Needless to say, the tears spontaneously started to flow. I explained to my class that Joanne had passed away (they knew about Joanne as we had been praying for her) and that I was very sad. The class was quieter than they had ever been. I spoke to them of the love that radiated from the marriage that Joanne and Mike shared and the unwavering love of their family and friends. I explained how the joy of the love that they shared spread to all those around them and how their love and commitment was strengthened by Joanne’s illness not weakened. Also, that Mike’s love expressed so completely and openly had left me in awe. We discussed the fact that ‘love never ends’ and how the love that Joanne and Mike shared will always be and that Joanne’s love for her children will always be felt by them. I regained my composure just as the bell rang. This morning I went to my desk before school had started and found several expressions of sympathy from my students. There was a plate of home baked cookies, a beautiful drawing of a flower and several cards. I was overwhelmed and the tears started again. I truly believe that Mike and Joanne are ‘Teachers of Love’ to all of us.
Thank you both for your lessons.
Love
Constance
posted by Ted D # 12:46 PM 
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