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When I was superintendent of schools in Palo Alto, California, |
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Polly Tyner, |
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the president of our board of trustees, |
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wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. |
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Polly's son, Jim, |
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had great difficulty in school. |
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He was classified as educationally handicapped |
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and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. |
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But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. |
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His parents acknowledged his academic difficulties, |
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but always tried to help him see his strengths |
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so that he could walk with pride. |
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Shortly after Jim finished high school, |
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he was killed in a motorcycle accident. |
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After his death, |
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his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper. |
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Today we buried our 20-year-old son. |
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He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. |
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How I wish I had known when I talked to him last |
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that it would be the last time. |
