Tributes as teachers Lucy and Vincent retire
LUCY Power and Vincent Browne were joined by family, friends and by past and present colleagues in The Ashdown Park Hotel recently to mark their retirement from Gorey Community School.
Paying tribute, principal Michael Finn acknowledged their contributions to the school, and thanked each them individually for their significant contribution to education in their respective areas, namely French and English. Thousands of students have benefited from their well known pedagogical prowess, he said.
Their career trajectories charted the changing educational landscape in Gorey. Lucy was a member of Gorey CBS teaching staff while Vincent taught at the Loreto secondary school before the 1993 amalgamation of Go- rey’s three second level schools. The values they brought with them became the cornerstone of the new school.
Colleagues Treasa Wemyss and Claire Kinsella acknowledged her Lucy’s huge linguistic legacy. They said she imparted a love of French language and culture to many generations of students in Gorey.
Paul McCloskey paid tribute to Vincent’s contribution to student education and enlightenment. Reflecting his distinguished contribution to the musical culture, Roisin Dempsey immortalised him in a special version of ‘My Way’ penned by his English department colleague Eleanor O’Reilly.
The staff and students wished them the very best in their respective retirements.