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August 2016
Legacy of learning: Former teacher inspires many
As yellow school buses once again travel up and down our streets, one can’t help but reminisce on the days we spent inside the classroom. Friends were found, lessons were learned, and for one Parsons Presbyterian Manor resident, legacies were made.
Jean Fabrycky was a long-time Parsons school teacher, but her influence on youth didn’t end when she retired from teaching. In total, she taught for Jean fondly recalls her grandfather H.L. Marsh, who inspired her teaching career, and was nearly 30 years, and featured in a newspaper article, “Wichita’s Blind then went on to form Builder Starts on his 54th House.” the MAGIC club, which stood for “Me and God in Company.” She did that for 10 years, and was also a substitute teacher.You’d be hard pressed to find many Parsons residents who weren’t impacted by Jean in one way or another. “Almost everywhere I go, people say, ‘I had your grandmother as a teacher,” said Caleb Fabrycky, Jean’s grandson. “She really had an ability to influence children. Every time she goes to the grocery store, or
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