Norwalk teacher Theresa Marie Bleeks Block died Wednesday. Theresa, who lived in Monroe, had been a sixth-grade math teacher at Roton Middle School since 2001. She died at the Richard L. Rosenthal Hospice Residence with her husband, Daniel Block, and family by her side.
"She was known for her high standards, and her dedication to her students," Roton prinicpal Joseph Vellucci wrote in an email to the school community. "She could be found most mornings in her classroom at 7:00 a.m., there for students who needed a little extra help." The school dedicated a minute of silence in her honor during the morning announcements Tuesday.
"She was just a fantastic teacher," says Lisa Thomson, Roton PTC president. "She did a lot ot pull the kids up from elementary school to middle school."
Theresa graduated from Norwalk High School and received bachelor's and master's degrees of education at Sacred Heart University, where she was also working toward a doctorate. In addition to teaching at Roton, Theresa was a second-grade Hebrew school teacher at Adath Israel Synagogue in Newtown.
In addition to her husband, Theresa is survived by two sons, three stepdaughters and two sisters.
Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Abraham Green Funeral Home, 88 Beach Road, Fairfield. Shiva will be observed at the Block residence in Monroe on Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m.
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