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Students from Terry Fox Elementary sang a song to their teacher who was battling cancer in Abbotsford Regional Hospital last Thursday. Julie Loland passed away the next day, leaving family, friends and a school in mourning.
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Teacher Julie Loland succumbed to cancer last week.
Julie Loland got others excited about her ideas, whether it was organizing her co-workers to surprise their students with a “flash mob” at a year-end school assembly, or it was incorporating the latest technology in the classroom. She was a natural leader, full of energy, passion and kindness. It was no surprise then, to see almost all 240 students of Terry Fox Elementary, as well as parents, administrators and fellow teachers, turn out on Thursday morning for a touching tribute to the Grade 2 teacher. The group loaded onto four school
buses and went to Abbotsford Regional Hospital. There they gathered on a grass area outside the hospital, just below the room being occupied by Loland, who was battling cancer. She had been admitted to hospital earlier in the week. Some of her fellow teachers decided they wanted to do something to lift her spirits. They discussed the plan during their lunch break on Wednesday, and all the students were given permission forms later that day to take home for signing by their parents. It culminated Thursday morning with the large group breaking into song on the hospital grounds in
tribute to Loland, whose husband Reuben was also on scene. They chose their school’s theme, The Terry Fox Song, written in 1993 by Grade 7 student Samantha Van Staalduinen. The chorus included these lyrics: “Sometimes there’s a problem, something you’ll find tough, but do the best you can and you have done enough.” When they were done, they all waved to their beloved teacher and exclaimed: “We love you, Mrs. Loland!” Some of the adults hugged each other and wiped away tears, while Loland waved back through the tinted hospital windows.
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