A Tribute To Mrs. Flory

 When I was in elementary school, Mrs. Flory had the thankless job of playground monitor durinng recess. I didn't know very much about Mrs. Flory, but I suspect that her own children had grown and she volunteered at the elementary school to keep busy. I can't imagine that supervising a school of ungrateful kids could be rewarding and yet Mrs. Flory was there year after year. I heard later that Mrs. Flory died of heart failure during the 1980s. I don't know how a life is to be measured, but Gladys Flory kept a lot of kids safe and that should count for something.