Ruthelma Benjamin Wankel-Fricke

Mrs Wankel was one of the finest human beings to walk this earth. While I was in school she always greeted me and gave extra advice to help me succeed. I would not be the person I am today without her in my life. Thank you to her parents, family, children and all that supported her!

Mrs Wankel taught me English, friendship and kindness! When I was in the hospital she came to help me with my lessons and I will love her all my life and beyond!

The historian Henry Adams said, "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." That would most certainly be true for Ruthelma. There will be parents talking to their children and grandparents talking to their grandchildren and the conversations will begin with, "I had this great teacher once," and they will tell a story about Ruthelma's influence on their lives. Her greatest influence, however, was with the many young teachers that she mentored and the high...