Saturday, September 25, 2021
Dear Members of Nancy Lee McRae’s Family,
I am very sorry to hear of your loss. A very difficult time for all.
Our individual success is due, in great part, to the encouragement of parents and family. We repay their efforts by encouraging future generations.
My parents moved to South Natick in 1948. The Schaller Street neighborhood was a great place in which to grow up. My education started at the Eliot Elementary School in 1950. Fifth grade was completed in June of 1956. Each student promoted to sixth grade was given a Random House “American Everyday Dictionary” endorsed by each teacher who had helped with the journey. I have a photo of these endorsements, but unfortunately cannot add the photo to this note.
A vivid memory is of the third grade syllabus which introduced students to our planet and the solar system. As I reflect on my career, the third grade training influenced my future a great deal.
Miss Helen Hollingsworth, my third grade teacher, was instrumental in preparing me to make my life defining decisions.
Would it be permissible for me to communicate with her and offer my thanks?
Stephen Cotter
398 Shore Drive
Laconia, NH 03246
scotter@decorativeinteriors.net
