Popular Post Headshot 29,315 Posted March 21, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) My four-year-old daughter's Nursery teacher from SHS Ateneo de Cebu passed away this evening, the first day of Spring 2016. She went into the hospital (Chong Hua) about a week and a half ago with a high fever. It turns out that she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2008, but only a few people in her immediate family knew about it. Last Tuesday, she suddenly went into a coma, and they did tests to determine that she was hemorrhaging in her brain. That caused the coma, and eventually caused her death, as all of her body's systems shut down. She was 56 years old when she died. My little girl has taken it pretty well considering that she really loved Teacher Susan (Amodia), and the love was reciprocal. It was a bit of a life lesson for my daughter tonight. Teacher Susan was an excellent teacher who changed the lives of her pre-elementary students for the better for eighteen years at Ateneo. You can tell when a teacher REALLY cares about her children, and Teacher Susan shined in this. My wife was her classroom parents' rep, so we got to know her better than most. The school year for pre-elementary has already ended thankfully. I'm sure it would have been even more traumatic for the children if this had happened during the school year. We will miss her dearly, but I have every confidence that she is happy where she is now. RIP Teacher Susan. Edited March 22, 2016 by Headshot 21 Link to post Share on other sites
Alfred E. Neuman 5,791 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Chinese teacher? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Admin (Retired) broden 57,115 Posted March 21, 2016 Admin (Retired) Share Posted March 21, 2016 our condolences sounds like she was doing what she loved pretty much up until the end.. that counts for a lot 2 Link to post Share on other sites
SkyMan 23,506 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 There are some teachers that do a whole lot more than just teach. RIP Susan 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Brucewayne 3,803 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Hard to find good teachers here. Sorry for your school's loss. Link to post Share on other sites
BZB 77 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Condolences to Susan's family and all those that she touched throughout her long teaching career. She died way too young. Rest in peace Teacher Susan. Link to post Share on other sites
Headshot 29,315 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Chinese teacher? No. She was a Filipina. If anything, her heritage was Spanish. Even in pre-elementary, students at Ateneo have multiple teachers for multiple subjects, but their primary teacher (in this case Teacher Susan) is always there with them. So, my daughter did have a teacher for learning Mandarin, but that wasn't Teacher Susan. Link to post Share on other sites
guitartechk 197 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 RIP Susan Link to post Share on other sites
rizla 1,736 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Always a sad loss when a good and responsible teacher passes away, my condolences Link to post Share on other sites
mpt1947 956 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Our condolences to Teacher Susan's Family and to you, your wife and most importantly your daughter. Prayers and Good Thoughts going your way. Mel and Mike Link to post Share on other sites
HeyMike 10,867 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Very sorry to hear this. RIP. Link to post Share on other sites
Jack_be_nimble 678 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) My four-year-old daughter's Nursery teacher from SHS Ateneo de Cebu passed away this evening, the first day of Spring 2016. She went into the hospital (Chong Hua) about a week and a half ago with a high fever. It turns out that she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2008, but only a few people in her immediate family knew about it. Last Tuesday, she suddenly went into a coma, and they did tests to determine that she was hemorrhaging in her brain. That caused the coma, and eventually caused her death, as all of her body's systems shut down. She was 56 years old when she died. My little girl has taken it pretty well considering that she really loved Teacher Susan (Amodia), and the love was reciprocal. It was a bit of a life lesson for my daughter tonight. Teacher Susan was an excellent teacher who changed the lives of her pre-elementary students for the better for eighteen years at Ateneo. You can tell when a teacher REALLY cares about her children, and Teacher Susan shined in this. My wife was her classroom parents' rep, so we got to know her better than most. The school year for pre-elementary has already ended thankfully. I'm sure it would have been even more traumatic for the children if this had happened during the school year. We will miss her dearly, but I have every confidence that she is happy where she is now. RIP Teacher Susan. Very nice post, Headshot. R.I.P. for this well loved teacher. Edited March 22, 2016 by Headshot Link to post Share on other sites
goggleye 1,519 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Rest in peace - a testimony to her dedication to her craft Link to post Share on other sites
Kahuna 61,023 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Sorry to hear,,my condolences.. Link to post Share on other sites
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