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Anthony's sixth grade teacher made an extraordinary impact on his life. Ms. Figueroa pushed Anthony in class and showed him that she truly cared. In the summer after his sixth grade year, she died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. More than two years later, Anthony is still dealing with his grief over her loss.
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Anthony's sixth grade teacher made an extraordinary impact on his life. Ms. Figueroa pushed Anthony in class and showed him that she truly cared. In the summer after his sixth grade year, she died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. More than two years later, Anthony is still dealing with his grief over her loss.
Broadcast History
This story aired on WNYC and on NPR.
Transcript
HOST INTRO:
High School student Anthony Brooks always found school difficult, but when he was in the sixth grade, his teacher Tanya Figueroa (Fig-uh-row-uh) pushed him to be his best. She meant so much to Anthony, he's sure he would have done a story about her even if she was still here, but she died the summer after she taught him. This story was produced by Radio Rookies, a program out of WNYC Radio.
ANTHONY, NARRATION: When things die, I believe their spirits live on, and roam anywhere they want to. They could be in your house, a movie theatre ? wherever. My grandfather told me that my grandma was a free spirit when she was alive. So when she died, he tossed her ashes off a mountain.
ANTHONY?S, GRANDPA: If there?s life after death, she?s soaring right now. She?s like up in the air someplace soaring.
ANTHONY?S, MOM: I remember Anthony, you were in the second grade and...
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HOST INTRO:
High School student Anthony Brooks always found school difficult, but when he was in the sixth grade, his teacher Tanya Figueroa (Fig-uh-row-uh) pushed him to be his best. She meant so much to Anthony, he's sure he would have done a story about her even if she was still here, but she died the summer after she taught him. This story was produced by Radio Rookies, a program out of WNYC Radio.
HOST OUTRO:
This story was produced by Czerina Patel and Marianne McCune of WNYC's Radio Rookies. To learn more, go to WNYC.ORG.
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