Cynthia grew up in a middle-class home filled with Music and Art and that was rooted in dignity, respect and a firm belief in God. She was an honor roll student and flutist in the band and Graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ in 1973. She then attended Douglass College / Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ, she graduated in 1977 with a degree in Art Education. She began her career as an Art teacher in the Orange public School System and shortly thereafter attended Montclair State University to pursue a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts which she obtained in 1981.
On January 29, 1982 Cynthia married the love of her life Fredrick Jerome Agee. In 1986 she became chairperson for the Art and Music Department at Orange High School. She also volunteered at the Carter G Woodson Foundation in Newark, NJ. In 1987 Jonathan Alan Agee was born. Two years later in 1989 she and her family moved to Bethel Park, PA due to a promotion her husband received with Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. In 1991 Matthew Theodore Agee was born and in 1995 Alexandra Monet Agee was born. Their home was filled with love, laughter, respect, faith, music and a lot of (ART).
Cynthia and her family were members of Ebenezer Baptist Church in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. She participated in various Art shows and won numerous awards and honors. Her passion for teaching called her to volunteer at the Mushroom Pre School Learning Center in Mt Lebanon, PA where her two children attended. In 2000, her Husband was recruited to Atlanta, GA and her family settled in Marietta, GA where she began to participate in various art groups and organizations. In 2004 She was selected as an Art teacher at Kingsley Elementary Charter School, In Dunwoody, GA where she taught until 2016. While teaching at Kingsley Cynthia was selected TEACHER OF THE YEAR TWICE, an honor in which she took great pride. In 2016 She was recruited to W. T. Jackson Elementary School an International top ranked Baccalaureate World School where she had currently been teaching.
Cynthia was a dedicated mother, wife and committed family oriented individual. An EXTRAORDINARY SUPER WOMAN with exceptional talent as an Artist and the kindest and most gentle soul one could ever meet. She enjoyed traveling, especially to the Caribbean. She had a passion for Art, music, good literature, poetry.
Cynthia believed that hard work and integrity would allow you to accomplish anything you set out to do in life. Cynthia lived her life with honesty, generosity of spirit, dignity, faith, lots of love class and grace.
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