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David Maul – Teacher/Principal – 12/12/2022

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on May 3, 2023
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David Maul was born to Mary Onofrio Maul and Wilber George Maul in Buffalo, NY. David passed on December 12, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Gayle Maul, his daughter and son-in-law, Michele and Michael Webb, his son Michael Maul, his grandson Dylan Webb, his sister Susan Mittlesteadt, Nephew James Mittlesteadt, Niece Jennifer Drake Mittlesteadt, Niece Jill Magno Mittlesteadt, and Spanish son Miguel Garay Auban.

David grew up outside of Buffalo, NY, and attended the State University College at Buffalo to attain his teaching degree. While there he met and married Gayle, the love of his life and his bride for over 65 years.

Before finishing his teaching degree, he joined the NY State National Guard, and upon finishing his degree, started his teaching career at Eggert Road Elementary School. Son Michael arrived soon thereafter, followed two years later by daughter Michele.

Professionally, David garnered achievement and recognition with two different but overlapping careers; one in education and the other in the military.

In education, after eight years of successful teaching and obtaining a master’s degree, he began serving as both teacher and administrator, then rising to become the principal of Eggert Road Elementary School several years later. From Eggert Road, he moved to the larger Windemere Elementary School, becoming the senior elementary school principal within the school division until his retirement.

In the military, after starting out in an artillery battery in the NY State National Guard and rising to second lieutenant, David went on to join the US Army Reserves, primarily serving in Civil Affairs and engineering training battalions. He rose to full colonel and retired after serving more than thirty years of military service. In this, as well as with his education career, he was recognized as an excellent administrator and leader of people.

These traits served him well upon his retirement. While still living in NY State, he joined the NY State Guard, the state’s official defense force that supports the National Guard when it is deployed. He served as Chief of Staff for this organization for a handful of years with the rank of brigadier general. Upon moving to TN to be part of grandson Dylan’s life, David joined the local flotilla of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, where he eventually moved up to being the Commodore over all the flotillas in the region covering much of the central part of the country. In recent years, he utilized his education background to teach boating safety classes and to proctor tests for those pursuing a motorboat license.

David Maul was a loving and supportive husband, father, and grandfather. Despite having two careers, he still found time to take the family on many wonderful visits around the country, supported his wife as she pursued her teaching career, provided unconditional love and support to his children as they became successful and independent adults, and showed his family and those who he met what it means to be a good and decent man.

David loved to hunt, fish, motorboat, shoot skeet, take trips with wife Gayle, and watch his grandson grow up to be an amazing young man. He always found joy in teaching, and always worked to help others be successful. He was proud of his children, son-in-law, and grandson, but humble concerning himself. He helped make this world a better place, for which we are grateful. He will be sorely missed but always a joy in our memories.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Hamilton Funeral Home with Pastor Richard Looney officiating.

Mr. Maul will be laid to rest at the Chattanooga National Cemetery with Military honors.
Visitation will be held on Monday, December 19, 2022 from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. prior to the funeral service in the chapel.

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Grants in Action: Second Graders at Windermere get a Classroom Library

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on July 1, 2022
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As part of the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation’s (ACAF) grant program, we help fund various initiatives throughout the school district. One of the initiatives funded was a Classroom Library for second graders at Windermere Boulevard Elementary School.

From teacher Hillary Asbeck-Wade in her grant submission, “Our second grade classroom is composed of special education students, English language learners, and general education students. We hope to make a more accessible library space that will better service the diverse learners in our classroom. We hope to better showcase books with diverse characters at a wider range of reading levels in our new library space. This will allow our students to access appropriate texts with ease, enriching their reading experience.”

The ACAF will periodically receive thank yous for our grants. Ms. Asbeck-Wade sent is a nice thank you note along with drawings from the students of them reading books. You can view the note and the drawings by her class by clicking here.

Through the generous support of Amherst Alumni, you helped make this happen.

Please consider donating to the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation to help fund future grants like this. Click here to go to our donation page–>

Lorraine Meinke Library Dedication at Windermere Boulevard Elementary School

Posted by amherstalumnioffice on October 20, 2017
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As a young girl, Lorraine Meinke had a zest for learning. School was a joy for her and she quickly resolved that she wanted to be a teacher someday. As a teacher, she wanted to reach the youngest children, kindergarten to third graders, whose attitudes toward learning were just beginning to form. Throughout her 80 years of life, she never veered from that mission.

She helped shape the lives of young children in the Amherst Central School District for 35 years, teaching at both Eggert Road and Windermere Boulevard Schools. Even retirement in 1991 could not stop her as she continued to interact with Amherst students as a substitute teacher for another 11 years.

Ms. Meinke, who was known as Lorrie, died peacefully at DeGraff Memorial Hospital on May 23, 2016. She left Windermere Boulevard Elementary School a $40,000 bequest which has been used to make improvements to the building’s library media center. The renovations were revealed during the Oct. 3 Amherst Board of Education meeting at 7 p.m. in the Windermere Boulevard library.

“She cared deeply about the school. She was passionate about learning and the arts. She so very graciously allowed us to plan this awesome space for learning and collaborating,” said Mary Lavin, principal of the Early Childhood Education Center at Windermere.

Improvements in the library include new carpet and paint. The existing shelving was left intact. New furniture in the space allows students and teachers to easily pull chairs into small groupings. Three new visual display areas allow for technology integration for classes or community meetings. The Innovation Center, a designated space within the library, will have iPad stations, a green screen and furniture pods so groups of four students can be plugged into the same visuals. “These improvements will allow teachers to use technology to create and document learning,” said Mrs. Lavin.

The library improvements would have pleased Ms. Meinke, according to Susan Clark, a teacher assistant who worked with her for five years and knew her for many years through church and the community.

“She would have loved it. When Lorrie taught, there was the lesson, a craft and a song and everything went together,” said Mrs. Clark, who has worked for the district for more than 30 years.  “She used filmstrips with her lessons, so she would have loved the media part of all the library renovations.  I’m sure she would think this was a wonderful legacy for her.” Mrs. Clark recalled that Ms. Meinke would always ask “How’s Windermere?” when they would see one another at church.

Born in Buffalo on July 27, 1935, to Harold Meinke and Marie DeWolff Meinke, she grew up playing board games and puzzles with her dad, cooking and sewing with her mom, and, like her father, playing the piano, violin and organ. She excelled academically and musically in high school and college.

She graduated as valedictorian from Kensington High School in 1952. She enrolled in an accelerated college elementary education program and graduated three years later, summa cum laude. She earned a master’s degree in elementary education with a concentration in administration and supervision, but she never wanted to pursue administrative work. Instead, she wanted to continue working directly with students.  After her parents died, she moved into Asbury Pointe at the age of 68. She enjoyed the activities of the retirement community and once told a staffer of Asbury Pointe, “The residents of Asbury have been like a family to me – as well as people along the way who have touched my life. I’ve been blessed and appreciate all I had in my lifetime.”

She was a loved and respected member of Zion United Church of Christ in Tonawanda.

Here are photos from the dedication on 10/03/2017: (click on images for full view)