We all have the fondest memories of Ms. Gillespie during our senior year in high school.  She made reciting ""Double double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble"" absolutely unforgettable! And, especially now, as I have a senior in high school taking AP Literature, and a sophomore in college that took AP Lit....they inherited the love for Shakespeare that she instilled in all of us.  Thank you, Ms. Gillespie, for helping me with my term paper even though I was no longer one of your students.  You are in a better place, though we are all sadder for it.

Frances Gillespie was far more than an English teacher. She was an inspiration to my life. Thru her I found great encouragement to read, write and express myself. Frances taught me to think beyond my present circumstance and to be persuasive in my approach with others. She instilled a personal confidence that has served me well for a poor kid from the north part of town. I am sure our God has a very special place for her and I will enjoy seeing her again in his presence.

How I adored Ms. Gillespie!! What a wonderful, kind, funny,and exceptional teacher she was!! She opened the world of poetry and creative writing to me. With her help I managed to have one of my poems published in a book. I can still remember working in her class and losing myself in the wonderful world of writing. She inspired me to develop a life-long love of words,how i pored over a thesaurus searching for just the perfect words, as i still do!!   Thank you, Ms. Gillespie. I am truly blessed to have known you and will always remember the story of the ""attack squirrel""!! You will be deeply missed.

For most high school students, there might be a handful of teachers who rank in the list of those who meant the most to them and made the largest impact on their lives.  For me, Miss Gillespie is at the top of that list.
  I spent 30 years teaching languages in Seattle schools, and many were the days when I hoped that I could do for a few students what she did for me.  She demanded excellence from us, always kind and caring in guidance; she was quick to reward us with praise when we deserved it.
  Over the years I tried to keep in touch with her while in the area; while talking, it always seemed as it had just been ""yesterday"" since she was my teacher. She remembered my strengths which she helped  mould as well as my weaknesses which she tried to improve.  I have always cherished the love for writing that she instilled in me. She was the subject of ""teacher who influenced me the most"" while I was working on a master's degree.
My class of 1962 was just one of many very fortunate classes of Tigers to have been in her Senior English.

I so enjoyed caring for Frances and Jeannie at the Bridge in Greeley. They both were and are so gracious and appreciative of the ""little  things"". Frances was so appreciative of me trimming her nails she wanted to shower me with gifts. I explained I could not accept anything except what I could share with others and she got another set of clippers, emery boards, cuticle cream and the list goes on. I am still using them.  I had asked at the service about the brick she had with the picture of the Kersey School on it. I had wondered when  and if she had taught there. It would be a thrill to have the brick if no one in the family wants it. Thank you and my love goes out to you all. I wish I could have had more time to spend visiting with Frances more while she was at the Bridge. Bless you Jeannie & I miss you!

My years as the Library Director at Northeastern Junior College were the richest and most fulfilling times I have experienced during my 30+ year library career, in part, because of the friendship extended to me by Frances and Dorothy.  I will cherish forever memories of times together, shared experiences, interesting conversations, and joyous laughter. I will deeply miss both of these extraordinary women.

She will be sadly missed.  She was my high school lit. teacher in 1987; and she taught us all so much--but mostly a love of literature.  I would imagine her in heaven instructing them all in the deeper meaning of Shakespeare.

Miss Gillespie was a wonderful person and teacher.  I'm sure she is still smiling at us from heaven.
Jacque (Donnelly) Twitty
Class of 1966

What a wonderful and caring teacher she was. They don't make them like that any more.

She made creative writing an artform instead of homework! She always was and always will be my favorite teacher!

Frances Gillespie was a special teacher.  I'll always remember reading ""The Merchant of Venice"" in her lit class.  She brought the characters to life and instilled an appreciation for Shakespeare.  I was lucky enough to have been her student and later to be her friend.

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Frances Elizabeth Gillespie

1 marzo, 1924 – 20 septiembre, 2005

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