First black teacher

Floyd McKay • Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h2><p>Funeral services will be held Saturday for Shirley Walthall, a remarkable leader in education and community affairs for decades. An obituary in The Herald recounts her dynamism and the positive effects she had on those around her (clear on any first meeting) but also powerfully shares something that many of</p></h2>
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            <p><br><br>Funeral services will be held Saturday for Shirley Walthall, a remarkable leader in education and community affairs for decades. An obituary in <a href="http://heraldnet.com/article/20140214/NEWS01/140219493/Everetts-first-black-teacher-helped-build-bridges?ref=avalancheghost.one">The Herald recounts</a> her dynamism and the positive effects she had on those around her (clear on any first meeting) but also powerfully shares something that many of her admirers might have forgotten or never known. Walthall, who was just 72 when she died last week, was the school district's first black teacher. Her positions in the school district included serving as principal at the school where she first taught. — J.C.   <br><br></p>
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Funeral services will be held Saturday for Shirley Walthall, a remarkable leader in education and community affairs for decades. An obituary in The Herald recounts her dynamism and the positive effects she had on those around her (clear on any first meeting) but also powerfully shares something that many of her admirers might have forgotten or never known. Walthall, who was just 72 when she died last week, was the school district's first black teacher. Her positions in the school district included serving as principal at the school where she first taught. — J.C.

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By Floyd McKay

Floyd J. McKay, professor of journalism emeritus at Western Washington University, was a print and broadcast journalist in Oregon for three decades. He is also a historian and his new book, "Reporting