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January 22, 1997
Dear Mother,
journey and reward to begin, one could only hope and pray that this earthly life reflects a
legacy of love and good will in the hearts, minds and memories of those left. You have
left us all that is required for us to finish our course and complete our time on this earth.
have given us the most wonderful example of love and service to all, and especially the
unlovable, you have helped me see that the unlovable people may not change, but that
does not change my responsibility to continue to love them, all be it, sometimes with
tough love. The love you have helped me see is no different than the Love of God, and
the Love of Mary for Jesus, which is true and pure.
the “still small voice,” and keep “short accounts,” and above all,to “ask forgiveness.” As
I have asked God through His Son to do, I also ask you to forgive me for the times I have
let you down, or disappointed you.
face my fears and believe. When I have been strong, you encouraged me to be stronger.
When I have been weak, you forced me to refocus. I will always hear your voice saying,
“Look up from whence commeth your help, my help commeth from the Lord.” Thank
you for not letting me believe that I was defeated.
life has reached more maturity than can be contained within this earthly realm, and you
will journey into the realm of Eternity, where there will be no pain, suffering and tears.
Imagine a place without tears. To earthlings, it is incomprehensible.
have taught me. I know you will not leave us when you pass the veil of this earthly
realm. I will see you and know you are with us, when the flowers bloom, when the rain
refreshes the earth, and when the sun rises and sets, and know, that you are pleading with
all the Angels in Heaven to protect, guide and lead your favorite son in the paths of
righteousness.
was joy, because I too am a parent. I could not have asked for a better example in a
parent.
me, don’t look back, it only brings sadness, you cannot change it anyway. Do not look
around, it only causes worry, as you say, “Look up from whence cometh your help....”
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTUTION / SATURDAY, MAY23, 1998
ALLIE GREEN BUICE, 90, a students’teacher,portrait
artist
BY CATO BASS
STAFF WRITER
Allie Green Buice, who once taught in a one-room schoolhouse in Forsyth County, 90 of Cumming, formerly of Lilburn was an elementary school teacher who never forgot her students.
The funeral for Mrs. Buice, who died Wednesday of renal failure at Crawford W.Long hospital, will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Bill Head Funeral home.
More than 28 years after he was a fifth-grader
at Tucker Elementary School, Dr. Charles R. Finley said he never expected
to hear one of his patients say: “Ricky, is that
you? Do you still play your guitar?” “It really shocked me,”
Dr. Finley said. “I said to myself, ‘Now wait a minute.’”
A general surgeon at Crawford W. Long hospital, Dr. Finley was called in recently to examine Mrs. Buice, who had suffered a blockage in her bile duct.
Although the name Charles R. Finley was stitched on his white doctor’s coat, Mrs. Buice immediately knew him as Ricky from her fifth-grade class at Tucker Elementary.
“I didn’t remember her at first, but for Mrs. Buice, it was just like it was yesterday,” said Dr. Finley, who later learned that Mrs. Buice had kept up with his career through his parents.
“She was one of those outstanding teachers who took a true interest in her students,” he said. “None of us would be where we are today without her.”
A native of Forsyth County, Mrs. Buice
grew up on a cotton farm and went to Young Harris College for two years.
She taught in a one-room school house in Forsyth
County, the Harris Grove School, before teaching in Gwinett County schools.
While teaching and raising a family, Mrs. Buice attended evening and weekend
classes at
Georgia State and Oglethorpe Universities. In her early 50’s, she received
a bachelor’s of science in education with a concentration in math and
science from Oglethorpe
University.
Mrs. Buice’s work in education has had an effect on her whole family. Her daughter Brenda MacKay has a doctorate in Christian education and is administrator at Illinois secondary Christian school. Her son Mitch Buice has a bachelor of arts degree from Baylor University and her youngest daughter, Hilda Horne of Norcross, has taught nursing students, and four of her seven grandchildren have chosen education or science careers.
“We started out doing different things in college,” said Mandy MacKay of Pekin, Ill., a student teacher majoring in education at Cedarville College in Ohio. “But she always told us that we would end up being teachers, and that’s where we have ended up.”
Mrs. Buice taught in Lilburn, Atlanta and
DeKalb County elementary and middle schools, retiring in 1974. She continued
as a substitute teacher for 10 years. At 74, she
took art lessons and produced landscapes and still lifes in oils and watercolors,
as well as portraits of her grandchildren. Ever active Mrs. Buice was 87
when she enrolled in a water aerobics class and always insisted on doing
all of her grocery shopping. She managed her diabetes herself into her late
80’s, drawing up the insulin in syringes and preparing her special
meals.
Throughout everything, Mrs. Buice maintained
her pleasing personality and sense of humor. One of her doctors stated that
the “medical profession has been enriched by
serving this lady.”
Surviving in addition to her two daughters and son are her husband Vernon Buice of Cumming, GA, six grandchildren, and one great grandchild....
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