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A school principal who died of cancer last December was honored by hundreds of students and alumni at her funeral this week in Bath, England. In addition to singing at the ceremony, the children made drawings stuck in their coffin, with images of fairies, butterflies, rainbows and hearts.
Sue East was 58 years old and recently diagnosed with an illness. According to the school she worked at, St. Andrews Church School, her health deteriorated very quickly and by the end of the year, the family announced that she would not pursue not the treatment.
On December 19, the school principal wrote a farewell letter to the students and died a few hours later. In the letter, she thanked her for "the joy and friendship" and explained that she was going to die soon.
But he comforted the children by telling them that they were "all wonderful" and that he would embark on a new adventure by sailing in a small boat to get to the land of angels (read here ).
East cites an excerpt from The Dawn Journey, from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, to talk about the experience and asks students to draw pictures.
Sue East and alum (Photo: Reproduction / Twitter / Sue East
Wednesday (16) At his funeral, about 800 people, including friends, colleagues, work, students, alumni and parents packed Bath Abbey for their funeral, carrying paper flowers made by the students.
Reverend Simon Holland's sermon and in the replicas of the director's three children, he made several references to themes that pleased him, such as Shakespeare, Star Trek and the song "Space Oddity" singer David Bowie.
Josiah East, the Sue's 25-year-old son Sue said he wanted his students to attend the ceremony. "My mother did not want children to be afraid of death," he told the BBC.
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