Shirley A. Gautreaux

Shirley A. Gautreaux

June 18, 1948 – Nov. 8, 2017

Shirley Ann Gautreaux was born June 18, 1948, in Tecumseh to Gerald “Jerry” W. and Mildred M. (Bartels) Rinne, the oldest of three children, and passed away Nov. 8, 2017, at Warren Memorial Hospital in Friend at the age of 69 years, 4 months and 21 days as the result of stroke complications.

As a young girl she attended school in several locations as she moved with her parents. Shirley graduated from Gering High School in 1966 and later attended the University of Nebraska. She graduated in 1970 with a degree in German and education. While at the University of Nebraska, Shirley met Terrence “Terry” Michael Gautreaux of Chalmette, Louisiana. Shirley and Terry were married on June 7, 1970, in Gering, and to this union three sons were born, Keith, Jeffrey and Elliott.

Shirley began her teaching career in 1972 in Waukegan, Illinois. She started teaching at Friend Public School in 1973 and, having found the perfect small town, never left. She taught at Friend until her retirement in 2013 after 40 years of dedication to students, parents and the school district. She spent most of her life, youth and adult, in school as a student or a teacher. She was an encouraging mother and teacher, loving her sons and especially her grandchildren who were the highlights of her life. Shirley especially enjoyed the many trips she took to spend time with her grandchildren after her retirement.

Shirley’s life

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