Comments on: Tina Loney (1943-2006)

By: Chris Chua

Chris Chua — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:49:04 +0000

I was anstudent of Ms. Loney’s from 93-95. She was truly an excellent teacher and will be missed. I remember when she used to talk about the Internet and the Web, she had so much passion for it that she pushed for a phone line to be installed so that we could use our Mac to connect to the Well and the Internet. It was partly because of her enthusiasm for the Internet and online communities that I joined an ISP myself. Her legacy will definitely live on in the hundreds of students she has taught.

By: M (miga) Newell

M (miga) Newell — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:16:47 +0000

Ohhhhhh… I am SO sorry to hear this. Tina was indeed an amazing person, one who I remember clearly from my time at the well although I’d not encountered her in years. I remember when she met Eric and how happy they both were.

My favorite quote of hers: “Boredom is a character defect.”

Ah, we’re all worse off without her.

Thanks for blogging this, Gail. I’d have never known otherwise (and indeed, I just found you here.)

xox,

- M

By: Terry Brownlow

Terry Brownlow — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:18:18 +0000

Tina and I worked together at Beverly Hills Elementary for about ten
years. Tina was a “teacher’s teacher”. She dug into the souls of her
students and demanded that they think, ask questions, and formulate thier own opinions. From my window I could see into her classroom.
She would often be up on one of her ledges listening, cajoling, proding, students to “dig deeper”. I so wanted to abandon my duties and join in. I was fortunate to see a master teacher do her thing.

I was also fortunate to be her friend. She shared so much of herself
with me. I watched her blossom in her relationship with a very smart
man: Eric. I met her daughters and many of her friends.
I cannot tell you how much I miss my friend. There are simply not
enough words.