Shirley Tyner Box

Shirley was a special person. She was very sweet yet funny. She was that confident student that made us all try harder. I am sad that I will not be seeing her.

O?ne memory of Shirley that "sticks" in my mind even to this day, was when we were in 11th grade English class together. We had a teacher named, Ardis Hines. She read to us a whole lot of literature. The class was just after lunch. I would often put my head on my desk while listening to her read. Try as I may, I would often just fall asleep as her voice just mesmerized me! She gave us an assignment when we were reading Julias Caeser. It seemed like days on end as I repeated the speech starting with "Friends, Romans and Countrymen lend me your ear." The day came for each one to stand in front of the whole class and recite what we had practiced. Many of the classmates, while reciting this, just hurried through it in one monotone voice. It was Shirley's turn. She walked to the front of the class with a big smile on her face. She displayed such confidence. She looked over the class. All of a sudden out of the blue, we heard this booming voice burst out, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen lend me your ear!!" From that moment, she commanded everyone's attention, including the teacher's! She delivered the entire speech with impeciblaty....wow! Needless to say, she scored an A+ for her performance.