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She gave without expectation
Held true to who she was no matter what the situation
She knew how to pick the exact spot with perfect timing in order
to tell you what you needed to hear
And Even in the midst of …(it all)…, she refused to operate off
of fear
Confident and polished without being overbearing
Passionate and firm
While always being caring
She knew when to pick you up and dust you off but would not
hesitate to let you know you went too far
You knew she had your back
Because no matter what your walk of life consisted of
She met you where you were at
Judgment free, with loving encouragement to do better
She was PROgressive, she did not have to be Aggressive
She was altruistic yet realistic all the time
Amazingly, she was
Chiseled by the wisdom of Shirley Chisolm
Anchored with the courage of Harriet Tubman
Only right she went home to the ancestors, she taught us about
during the month of black history
Mrs. Warnsley is that history
She let the world know that the greatness within us is no
mystery…..
She is what you get when the power of love overcomes the love
of power
Knowing the importance of young people being trained up and
groomed
She treated the entire city as her classroom…
She was a retired teacher who never retired, a woman who chose
her words wisely yet always inspired, with grace and with
class she never gave injustice a pass knowing that only what
you do from the heart will last
In a selfish world, she was unselfishness personified….
Mrs. Warnsley was magic, and it was no hoax
May her legacy forever be honored and remain knowing that heaven
is forever changed
See last week,
There was a classroom full of heavenly pupils
And the topic of the lecture was one that made them uncomfortable
because it was one of the sort that they were not use to
So the angel tried to explain that in order to get the most out
of the lesson that the students would have to allow
themselves to dig a bit deeper
Telling them that in order to grow you have to be challenged
And rather they accepted this or not was their choice
But this particular class required the best and the brightest
So, that’s when from the heavens she heard a heavenly voice
Say, “Johnnye, you have served well”
You gave all you had, called them to task
You grabbed ahold to as many as you could reach
But now I have an extra special class and I only know one teacher
that is qualified to teach
With Love,
Norris Finley Jr. (Elevated Thinkin)
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Celebrating the life, legacy, and unselfish contribution,
Mrs. Johnnye Van Buren Warnsley has given to the advancement
of African Americans,
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