Sheila Strunk taught kindergarten for thirty five years. She believed in empowering children to make their own magic. Sheila was famous for having a "magic wand" which she carried everywhere she went. She waved it to turn frowns into smiles, tears into laughter and disappointment into hope. She even tapped the tummies of infertile friends who were struggling to conceive. Sheila's wand produced amazing results. Or was it the power of positive thinking?

Then a few years ago, Sheila was diagnosed with Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer.  While we all wept at the tragic
news, Sheila insisted we remain positive and used her wand on all of us. She fought her illness like a General who forges into battle, using her wand to lead her troops. And Sheila marched on, long after she was expected to. She continued to turn our sorrow into joy, our worries into comfort and our seriousness into humor. She exemplified the true meaning of positive living, waving her wand all the while.

Sheila sadly passed away. But most importantly she passed on her wand and all that she stood for. Now Sheila's daughters' and granddaughters' wield it and spread its magic on a regular basis. After all, it's never been about the wand. It 's always been about Sheila's Magic.

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