Liuzza-Kirby obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Liuzza-Kirby, Henrietta       20 Feb 2005    Feb 2005    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  2/20/2005

LIUZZA-KIRBY, HENRIETTA 
Henrietta Liuzza-Kirby, born on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1947, a most beautiful
and vibrant mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and beloved teacher,
completed her life's journey on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005, and as of today,
our world will surely never be the same. Visitation was at Harry McKneely &
Son Funeral Home in Hammond on Sunday, Feb. 13, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and
on Monday, Feb. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial
was celebrated at 1 p.m. at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Burial followed in
Sand Hill Cemetery. Always there for others, even at the expense of her own
health, the fact was that she could be counted on to help anyone with any
situation, no matter how desperate or difficult. She gave 100 percent to
all, completely and totally, and that is a rare quality indeed. Family
values, education, and being fair yet firm when she needed to be, her zest
for life and all it had to offer was her oyster. She loved to laugh, and
her laugh was contagious. But more than life itself, she loved and adored
her beautiful, sweet, Stephanie, Kristian and Hank. They were the basis of
her being, and she instilled in all of them how very much she loved them
and wanted a good life for them without perhaps so many of the struggles
she herself had to endure. She was their greatest fan, and they were hers.
She knew how to bring out the best in her students, and she challenged them
to reach for the stars to be the very best they could be, for she knew that
the ticket to success began with education. Her legacy of excellence as a
teacher in the Tangipahoa Parish School System included Hammond Eastside
and Hammond Junior High, where she spent 12 years, respectively. Though her
teaching methods were perhaps sometimes a bit unorthodox, her legacy will
hopefully live on with all of the love and success she derived from doing
it "her way." What made her job so special were the people with whom she
spent so much time, those being each and every one of her students and the
wonderful teachers with whom she worked and considered to be her friends
over the years. With everyone's lives she touched, we will all be better
for the pleasure of having Henrietta in our lives. In lieu of flowers, the
family would be grateful for donations in her memory to be sent to the
Hammond Junior High School Choir. 

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