This Active Life July 2002

Voices

Jack Kinnaman--who worked tirelessly on behalf of NEA-Retired and was, above all, a beloved friend and colleague--passed away this spring. It was a great loss to the NEA family, and to public education, because Jack worked so hard for what was right. He fought to ensure that education employees be treated as professionals and that all children have the educational opportunities our abundant society can well afford to give them.
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Choices

Susie Jablinske became active 35 years ago because the Association is an advocate for the rights and needs of educators, and she wanted to be a part of that advocacy team.
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People

Michigan member Shirley Pitts helps spread the word about black history as director of the Jackson High School Black History Tour Group, a program she founded as an active teacher that has become a major focus of her life in retirement.
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Getting Involved

Colleagues remember NEA-Retired Vice President Jack Kinnaman, who died March 29, as a tireless worker on behalf of public education--as well as a friend, a tinkerer, and teller of excruciatingly bad puns.
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Getting By

Bobbie Davis retired in 1995 after nearly 30 years teaching reading and U.S. History and serving as a librarian to middle school students in both Estancia and Roswell, New Mexico. For two and a half years after retirement, Davis worked part-time in the archival library at the UFO Museum in Roswell. She received a small salary for her hours at the museum, as well as her pension and Social Security.
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Getting Acquainted

Last fall Michigan member Lynn Larson found herself once again living in a dorm room, staring at battle-scarred posters tacked to the walls, and fighting for hot water in the shower. But she wasn't a college student: this time she was teaching during a five-month sojourn to Qingdao, China.
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Cooking

Marsha Patrick, a nutritionist and chef educator, has a catchy mnemonic to help you remember some essentials for a healthy diet: "People facing aging with great care."
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