Emma Melissa

Dear Melissa Family,

I was a student at San Rafael School in the mid 1960s and remember Mrs. Melissa well. She was quiet, and no-nonsense with us, but very kind. It was she, along with Mrs. Taylor, the cafeteria manager, who showed us the inner workings of the San Rafael kitchen, including the giant Hobart floor mixer; pretty fascinating to a third grader!
She also did something that we really appreciated: when there was something particularly good on the menu, a...