Poetic Obituaries: Over the course of her marriage,

which saw one son, four daughters and 10 grandchildren, [Vicki] Briggs extolled the virtues of the written word in and out of the classroom. She often helped students off campus and loved to write poetry and chronicle her life in personal journals. And she always packed the suitcase with children's books whenever she visited her grandchildren--each of whom has a blanket or quilt their grandmother made for their births.

from San Antonio Express-News: Briggs was a 'teacher's teacher' who loved to write poetry

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