Ms. Mendez was my first ESL teacher at George M. Pullman School when I first arrived from Mexico in 1981. She was the sweetest, most caring, and patient person I knew. She later helped me with my teaching career while in college. I have come a long way from those early days of Englisg learning. She was instrumental in my success, and I am sorry to have lost her. May God hold you in his hands, and my prayers go out to her family.