Ambrose E. Brazelton

Dear Braz my good man, now ten weeks have we span. Since your arrival and words of survival to the Winona educaring clan. I appreciate your concern for motivating we the learned. However, I must admit, there's only one thing I regret. That only some were able to come. Now were you to appear at a workshop next year, we will undo the undone, sing the unsung and reverse the unwon. I've heard, of course, that story of "beating a dead horse", but to this situation it does not apply! You see...

Braz was a wonderful friend, colleague,and mentor. He taught me to listen the children and to always put them first. Consider their needs and truly get to know them. The are our teachers. I just found out about his loss and I am truly saddened that the world has lost such a beautiful person. He will always be a part of me and a part of my life.
Love you, Braz

Teresia Hall Harper Simmons

I just found out that Mr. Brazelton died about a week ago. He was my physical education teacher at Bryan Elementary School. He was a great teacher, a great role model and a great person. I will never forget the activities he involed his students in such as the tumbling and drill teams. I had hoped to see him again but since I won't in this life please accept my sincere condolences and may God bless his family. He will never be gorgotten by me.

I met Mr. Brazelton only once when he did a presentation for the Head Start program teachers and staff. It was around 1979 or 80. To say the man made an impression on my life is putting it mildly. I truly enjoyed and was permanently impacted by his enthusiasm. My deepest sympathy to his family.

Mr. Brazelton was one of my favorite teachers back at
Crosby School. He was very special in many ways. I had him around 1954. He is the only person I ever got a paddling from. Today I am a Great-grandmother, wife, nurse and retired. May God bless the family. Carol Price Ray.

Mrs. Brazelton, Carl & Leslie & Family, We are saddened to hear of Mr. Brazelton's passing. Growing up in Wesley Temple would have been impossible without his love for the youth there. He took me & my brothers to VBS Memorial Camp in Columbus (church camp), and it was awesome. My family have very fond memories of you all. We will keep you in our prayers. Love to you all!

My condolences to Mr. Brazelton's family and friends. I met Mr. Brazelton on a few occasions way back in 1966 and 1967 at Bryan School. I was a football player at North High School, and we had a small group from the high school going around to visit the various schools in North Akron. Our mission was to impress upon the children to enjoy themselves over the summer and to be on the watch for vandals breaking windows in their schools. Mr. Brazelton met with me briefly on all of my visits,...

I WILL ALWAYS REMENBER YOU, WHEN I WAS IN FOURTH GRADE YOU WERE IN INSPIRATION FOR ME TO REACH HIGHER PLANES AAND MY GRANDMOTHER LOVED YOU TO, ESPECIALLY THE DRILL TEAM AT BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN NORTH AKRON. RIP LOVE YOU ALWAYS DEBRA AND JESSE HENDERSON.