Clara Luper's children share memories of their mother

 
BY BRYAN PAINTER bpainter@opubco.com
Published: June 16, 2011

Clara Luper , notebook in hand, would sit on the front row to listen to her children deliver a speech.

If at any point, the child filled the air with “uh,” her pencil whisked a checkmark.

Once home, daughter Marilyn Hildreth recalls, “You would go before the board of education, and become well-educated.”

And your tongue better be the only thing in your mouth when talking in public. Son Harold...


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