Newark Teacher Killed In Verona Remembered
Marie Trusits recalled as creative, lively, caring person who loved to make her students and friends laugh.
A woman who died after being hit by a car after she crossed Bloomfield Avenue in Verona Tuesday night has been identified as a Newark school teacher named Marie Trusits. On Thursday, friends and family remembered her as a creative and lively person who loved to make students and friends laugh. Trustis, 54, a teacher at St. Michael's School in Newark until 2008, was walking across Bloomfield Avenue around 8:52 p.m. when she was struck by an Acura sedan traveling westbound on the street, Verona Police Capt. Mitchell Stern said Thursday. Priscilla Calderon, a 2007 St. Michael’s School graduate, said as a teacher, Trusits had a reputation of being disciplined and made sure her students were well behaved. “She was a soft-spoken teacher,” …
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9:02 am on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
I knew Marie since high school. i am also an educator and know how challenging urban education can be, even in a private school. Not to be picky, but some of the comments from some of the staff came off as backhanded compliments. Marie was a smart, clever girl. Also, the editing and the writing could be better considering the sensitive topic. more ›