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Art Williams
Owner of ACW Productions |
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WEST
VIRGINIA
EXPERIENCE |
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DONNA BAILEY |
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Mrs. Bailey was
a 5th grade
teacher for 8
years and was
the librarian at
Whitesville JH
School. She was
a local girl
from Sylvester,
attending
Whitesville,
then Sherman HS
and graduated
college from
Concord College.
I first met
Donna my second
year teaching
5th grade at
Whitesville. In
1975-76 they
added a second
5th grade.
In my 4th year I
moved to Pettus
Bottom in an
apartment in the
old block plant.
There were 4
apartments on
top of the block
plant and one
othe level above
where her and
her husband
Kenny lived.
Kenny and his
dad Mr. Bailey
had the B & M
Oil Company
which was
located at the
end of Pettus
bottom.
Kenny's parents
lived across the
from the block
plan. I enjoyed
knowing
Mr. & Mrs.
Bailey and
would visit them
every now and
then.
I remember Donna
letting me use a
kitchen table &
chairs of her
grandmothers
which I returned
when I moved
back to PA.
While Donna was
at the block
plant she was
pregnant with
her daughter
Heather. The
pregnancy was
rough causing
her blood
pressure to be
high. She stayed
over at Mr. &
Mrs. Bailey's
place during
that time. I
remember
visiting her
there.
After Heather's
birth they
continued to
live there for
many years and
then moved down
to Foster.
We taught
together for
8 years. Over
time we started
to switch Social
Studies &
Science Classes.
I would teach
Social Studies
to both of our
classes and she
taught Science.
We also had gym
together as
well.
I had a
parachute which
we used in gym
class. With the
kids raising the
parachutte up
and down and we
would have dodge
balls in the
middle bflying
up an down. Some
how I talked
Donna to get in
the middle and
we were flying
her up and down.
Well one of the
landing she
landed on her
tailbone. She
had a sore
tailbone for
quite a while.
After a few
years we started
in a Master's
Program. We took
the classes
elective classes
and then the
Master Classes.
We went and
stayed at WVU
for our Master's
interviews and
then back up
later for the
Master's Exam.
We both received
our
Master's Degree
on December 22th
1979. She did a
litte better
then me both we
received our
Master's.
I really enjoyed
knowing here and
teaching with
her. Over the
years we have
touched base
once or twice |
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