Margaret A. Mack

OBITUARY
Familial Background:
    Parents:  The late Reverend Walter W. Adger, Sr. and Pearl Greenlee Adger
    Siblings:  The late Reverend Walter W. Adger (Retha), The late Timothy V. Adger,
Leone A. Murray, Jerry B. Adger(Sheila), and Willette “Billie” Donald (Johnny), and Petecia A. Mo0n(Thomas)
    Husband: Roy L. Mack
    Daughter:  Candice Mack Harding
    Grandson:  Jonathan Russell Harding
    Great Granddaughters:  Cameron and Jordyn Humphries and Aiyanna Harding

Education:  
Received B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina

Career as a Teacher of English:
    Oglethorpe County Consolidated School in Lexington, Georgia from 1962-1966 (Grades 7-12);
    Immaculata Catholic School in Durham, North Carolina from 1966 – 1967 (Grades 3 and 4);
    Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina from 1967 – 1968 (Grade 11);
    T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, South Carolina from 1968 – 2005 (Grades 10-12)

Church and Community Affiliations and Activities:
Church:
Member of Saint Mary of the Angels Catholic Church in Anderson.  Served as a member of the choir, the Parish Council, the Liturgical Committee, the Women’s Club,  a Lector and as a Eucharistic minister.
    Community:
Member of the Anderson County Retired Educators, the South Carolina Education Association, the National Education Association, the Kappa Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the Anderson School District 5 Board of Trustees, the South Carolina School Board Association and the South Carolina Alliance of Black Educators.

Special Highlights:
        Was an English teacher for forty-three years
        Taught in three states: Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
        Twice became the first Black teacher to integrate previously all-White faculties
        Appeared in the movie, Radio, as a fan at a football game
        Retired as a classroom teacher on May 25, 2005

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