As a photographer, I get to attend many special events and see much of the emotion that comes along with retirements and anniversaries. While they are all special, last week I had the privilege of attending and photographing the retirement of a very special friend and colleague – Sally Sullivan. I’ve known Sally only for a few years, but she is one of my very favorites from the Nashoba Regional School District where she is the director of the Teaching and Learning Department. Prior to working in the Teaching and Learning group, Sally was a teacher in Arizona, Hudson Ma, Monty Tech and Florence Sawyer School. She also “subbed” as a Principal at the Hale Middle School in Stow when the principal Margaret Morgan did her exchange trip to China.
Her retirement party was held at the Nashoba Winery in Bolton, Ma. and was a surprise that did not get spilled! Greeting the guests were likenesses of “Sally on a stick” made by Kathy Leonardi. Our own Joel Bates was the Emcee and DJ d’extraordinaire leading everyone in “Sally Trivia” such as: Question: Why wouldn’t Sally where her purple sandals to work one day? Answer: Her toenail polish didn’t match the purple sandals. Question: What is Sally’s nickname that she calls herself? Answer:Silly Sally
The hilight of the evening was the presentation of a hand-made quilt by Pat Marone. Pat hand-stitched well-wishes from the entire faculties of each of the schools in the district. She read a poem on the back of the quilt before it was presented. There was hardly a dry eye in the Winery during this presentation. Additional photos can be seen on my photocart.
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