In her inaugural year at St. Jude in 2001, Mrs. Morrisey unquestionably made a lasting impact on my classmates and me. As an extracurricular project, she organized and led a team of seven students in a citywide model house competition. Mrs. and Mr. Morrisey spent countless hours outside of class time with our team to plan and construct an innovative model house. Throughout this project, Mrs. Morrisey imparted lessons that stay with me today-- what Stucco was (and how to make it with glue and rice!), how to build a house on an incline, and so importantly, what it means to commit yourself to a long-term project and stay perseverant. Truly resonant with her spirit, Mrs. Morrisey modeled for us what it means to be generous with your time, energy and skills. One Saturday morning, we all gathered at St. Jude to draft out our plans and try a few ideas. After a frustrating morning of imperfectly measuring angles and jaggedly cutting Styrofoam board, Mrs. Morrisey surprised us with homemade cupcakes and her favorite English chocolate, "Curly Wurlys". We romped around the school to blow off some steam, and laughed uncontrollably as we paged Mrs. Morrisey over the school's announcement system. Mrs. Morrisey, being the fun-loving teacher she was, joined in on the shenanigans and then re-focused us for a productive afternoon. Our model house went on to win first prize, an achievement entirely rooted in Mrs. Morrisey's passion for teaching and her caring nature. Mrs. Morrisey, thank you for your kindness and encouragement during such a formative part of my life. I'll always remember you (and I'll never forget the way you said, "eraser". :) ) Mr. Morrisey, Jacob and Emma, my thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time.