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Mother of 3 Loses Her Life While Trying to Save 10-Year-Old Son From Drowning

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Teacher’s Unusual Final Request for Her Funeral Goes Viral

“You can’t even put it into words, honestly. Like there’s just those special people that just come in and leave footprints forever, and she did that to everybody.”

Those are the words of Tammy Waddell’s former 2nd-grade student, Blake Densmore.

Though now a full-grown man, Blake still vividly remembers the impact Waddell had on his life and the lives of so many others.

Waddell spent 25 years doing whatever she possibly could to help students, and now, even in her death, she is continuing to do so.

The retired elementary school teacher tragically died of colon cancer, and the final request that she made for her funeral has gone mega-viral.

Two weeks before her death, in lieu of flowers, the 58-year-old asked that funeral attendees bring backpacks of supplies for children in need.

“My cousin’s final request at her funeral was backpacks full of supplies for needy students instead of flowers,” her cousin, Brad Johnson wrote on Twitter. “A teacher to the end.”

And the amount [number] of donations that flooded in was nothing short of extraordinary.

“I think the pictures have gone viral because her story touches the soul of humanity,” said Johnson of the photos he shared on social media. “Her final lesson was to be of service to others. I would say her last lesson was well taught.”

See more from this amazing story in the WSB-TV news interview below:

Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey is an editor at Outreach. She’s passionate about fear fighting, freedom writing, and the pursuit of excellence in the name of crucifying perfectionism. Glitter is her favorite color, 2nd only to pink, and 3rd only to pink glitter.

Mother of 3 Loses Her Life While Trying to Save 10-Year-Old Son From Drowning

A family hike in New Hampshire turned tragic last week when a 10-year-old boy slipped into the Pemigewasset River in the White Mountain National Forest. His mother, 44-year-old Melissa Bagley died trying to save him.

Harrowing Rescue Shows Kayaker Saving a 6-Year-Old Boy Left Floating Alone in River

A kayaker’s rescue of a 6-year-old boy is going viral after the boy was found alone, being pulled by the current on the St. Louis River in Minnesota. David Jones Jr. is being hailed a hero after saving the little boy whose father left him abandoned in the river's cold water.

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