Sarah Ann Heilbron

It´s hard to believe it´s been almost three years since you left us, Sarah. Some days, it still doesn´t feel real. I catch myself reaching for my phone to send you a book rec, a funny meme, or a line from a poem. I hear a song and immediately think, Sarah would´ve had the perfect remix for this. You had a tune for everything and a light for everyone. We met through our work in Baltimore City Schools, but what we built went far beyond coaching and curriculum. You became my sister-friend. We...

I met Ms H. , as we affectionately called her, in Inglewood Ca at a continuation high school called Hillcrest High School in 1991. Ms H was passionate about teaching and wanted her students to excel. I can recall how she helped me get into Clark Atlanta University which was a dream come true. She believed in me even when I didn´t believe in myself. She is one of the main people I can attribute my graduating from high school to. I wanted to throw in the towel but she encouraged me to...

I had the pleasure of meeting Sarah when we were both college students working for MassPirg in CapeCod in the summer of 1988 (i think). A group of us lived in a great big house in East Dennis. Sarah was a beautiful soul. Kind and mature for her years, she was a lovely prescence in our lives that summer. Positive and kind. Sorry to hear that she passed away so young.

Sarah and I met in 4th grade at an all-girl elementary school in San Francisco. She was a short blond kid with freckles and an easy smile, who was absolutely crazy about horses. She also liked to draw--mostly pictures of her horse, Snooks. She would sign her name "Snooks & Sarah" and circle it with a heart. I was a shy kid at a new school and was intimidated by most of the other girls in my class who seemed so polished and sure of their place. But Sarah was different; she was kind. I...

I have known Sarah for more years in my life now than I have not known her. The rest of my life will be richer for the years she gave me, shared with me, and left in my heart the echo of her high-pitched silly chuckle that could emanate for a number of reasons - her favorite R&B song on the radio, a new cat picture on the screen or her horizon, crepe myrtles in bloom on her porch, stories about my children or success stories of her students and colleagues, Stranger Things, and the list goes...

Praying for you family! Very sweet woman

I met Ms. H in 1994 as my English teacher and she later became my track coach. She was influential in a traumatic moment of my life and I´ll never forget her thoughtfulness and love for checkers fries lol. Praying for her family and friends whose lives she´s impacted. Rest on Ms. H .

Sarah was an extremely talented educator who served in many positions spanning over 20 years in Baltimore City. She taught and served in leadership roles at Southwestern, New Era Academy, North Bend Elementary/Middle and Mergenthaler Vocational Tech (Mervo). She also coached the track team at Mervo, which is not hard to imagine to anyone who knew Sarah. She had to run every day. After serving several years as a teacher and school based ELA lead, Sarah was ready to take a leadership role at...