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Allison Koontz
April 6, 2007
Professor Lanahan was truly one of the greatest and kindest professors that I have ever encountered. I always looked forward to her classes. She always had a smile and a cheerful little giggle! All of her students, including myself were blessed to have been taught by such a wonderful lady.
My deepest sympathy,
Benjamin Stewart
March 30, 2007
Professor Lanahan will be greatky missed. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family.
Shirley Hubert
March 29, 2007
My thoughts and prayers go out to the your whole family. I knew Rosemary as both a student in her accounting classes and as a staff member at SCCC, She will be missed.
Chris Baideme
March 29, 2007
To the family and friends of Mrs. Lanahan:
This was my second class with Mrs. Lanahan and i was happy to have her as a teacher. she always made time for her students and was one of the nicest ladies i have met. she cared about her work and made sure that everyone understood why. she will be missed.
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Amber Putnam
March 29, 2007
To the Family Of Professor Lanahan:
Rosemary Lanahan was my professor at Schenectady County Community College. She taught me Managerial Accounting and was a terrific teacher as well as a sweet lady. She was so excited to move into her new home that she shared many of her love and enjoyment stories with her class. Even though she did that accounting was accounting and we were to get as much learning in until the last minute of class. She always made the time to say, "hi" as that brought a smile to my face. Professor Lanahan was a strong willed person as you got to know her more and more. I am just real glad I got the pleasure of being in her class. She will be highly missed and she will be in my thoughts and prayer's.
Andrew DeLuise
March 28, 2007
Wow, where would anyone want to start to describe in such a short time the effect that Mrs. Lanahan had on everyone in our class and other previous classes. Then to imagine the life lasting impressions she gave that anyone can be whatever they want to be if they just push their self to their maximum potential. I really can just say that our last conversation was my life motivator and instills beliefs that the sky is the limit and and i am a rising star. Thank you Rosemary for all your help and belief.
Kiera Golub
March 28, 2007
I was deeply sorry to hear this afternoon of the loss of Professor Lanahan. She touched many of her students and was a great inspiration. Most importantly she was generally a wonderful person. Its always hard to lose a loved one or a friend so my most deep condolences to your family.
Ray Ross
March 28, 2007
To the family and friends of Rosemary Lanahan;
It is with deep sadness that I learned of the passing of Rosemary. I enjoyed our chats in the mornings and will always remember her great dedication and love to the SCCC Commmunity. She will be dearly missed.
Cyndi (Lucinda) Billy
March 28, 2007
To The Family of Professor Lanahan:
What a great lady, mother,and professor. Her dedication to us as students was enthusiastic and endeavoring. I respected her as my Professor but I loved her for the strong and beautiful woman she was. God Bless her as she takes her blessed place with the Angels and makes the Heavens above us a greater place and the skies brighter with her smile. We will miss her so very much her at her home at SCCC but those who have learned from her in or out of her classroom we are richly blessed.
David Hughes
March 28, 2007
I was just stunned to learn of Rosemary's passing. She was a valued colleague and an uplifting presence at SCCC for three decades. I will miss her greatly. My most heartfelt condolences to her family, especially to Greg whom I had the pleasure of having in class quite a few years ago.
Paul Bryant
March 27, 2007
I was fortunate to have Rosemary as the first faculty colleague to join the Business and Law Department during my years as Chair. She was unfailingly a caring and effective teacher(as many entries above attest), such a willing member, a real team-player we could always count on.
Glenn's remarks today about her ceramics triggered memories of her stories of craft-fair adventures, of her many bustrips and air travels, of her fervent support of the QVC shopping network in its early years. She was always a pleasure to visit with, full of fun, even her sharing of worries and concerns laced with openness and good humor.
I'll miss her and recall her fondly, with a smile!
Julie Tanner
March 27, 2007
Rosemary Lanahan(Professor Lanahan) was my accounting professor September -December of 2005. I fell in love with her the moment I met her. She was kind, such a beautiful heart...I enjoyed her teaching, she put her students first, she used every minute of the clock, if there was 11 seconds left on the clock, she would say, we have 11 seconds, and we can start the next chapter, and she would. I called her the "energizer bunny". She would come to study groups with us after class to offer extra help. I stayed in touched with her all of this time and looked forward in saying hello to her everyday, for she brighened my day. She was a caring, loving person and a teacher I will always cherish. She met my son, who is also a student, although he was not her student, she treated my son(who has disabilities) as if he was, with loving kindness. Professor Lanahan's memories will stay deeply cherished in my heart, always. I loved her smile, I loved her heart...her beautiful loving caring heart, I will cherish her forever., and was honored to have known such a wonderful person.
Heather Hotaling
March 26, 2007
Rosemary and I go way back from SCCC, first graduating in 1989 and then returning in 2004 to finish my degree. She refused to let me quit and pushed me to go on. Since my graduation in 2004 she and I became friends emailing each other....she was a wonderful woman and my thoughts and prayers are with her family all of whom I feel I know through her. God Bless
Cynthia Hofer
March 26, 2007
Mrs. Lanahan was my professor and advisor at Schenectady County Community College. She has been very helpful to me as a returning student. She encouraged me to follow my dreams and become an accounting tutor here on campus. I had the opportunity to get to know her a little more due to a death in my family last month. She will be greatly missed as a professor but more so as an individual who made a huge difference on many lives she had molded and inspired. She will be truly missed. May God be with you in your time of need.
With deepest sympathy,
Jennifer Miller
March 26, 2007
Professor Lanahan was a good teacher and cared alot about the people she was around. She will always be remembered, and may good bless her family.
D Muller
March 26, 2007
I only knew her for a short time but she made a great impression on me and she will be missed. I wish I could've said goodbye. May God be with the family in this time of sorrow and comfort them.
Thank you, Ms Lanahan, for everything.
Martha Jo Asselin
March 26, 2007
Prayers surround Rosemary's family during this difficult time. Rosemary is loved deeply by all at Schenectady County Community College. How blessed we all are for the time we shared with Rosemary.
Sharyn Becker
March 26, 2007
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Kimberly Emerson
March 26, 2007
She was a wonderful professor and truly loved. We will miss her dearly.
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