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Joan FOX

Tucson, Arizona

1933 - 2017

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FOX, Joan On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 somewhere in the halls of heaven, a school bell rang, and Margaret Joan Fox, ever the consummate teacher answered its summons. Joan was born on February 26, 1933 at St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson, Arizona, to Jenny Long Metteer and Milton J. Metteer....

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I just heard of Mrs Fox passing. She was my second grade teacher at Prince Elementary. I looked up to her a great deal, she is one of the few teachers I tell my son and husband about. I'm sorry for the loss of this wonderful woman and mentor.

Mrs. Fox was my 2nd grade teacher at Rio Vista, and to this day, remains one of my favorite teachers who had the biggest impact on my life! I have many fond memories from her classroom including her participation in the school wide "post office" as well as the cute little fox drawing she would do to help us remember her name. But perhaps what I will remember most is the immense patience she had when teaching me phonics - something I continue to use everyday! I became a journalist and relied...