Last week, my favorite professor from college passed away.  It was a really sad time for me, as she and I were fairly close.  I don’t think I would have ever finished my thesis if it wasn’t for her.  She was always there to give me an extra push when I was ready to give up.

In fact, if it wasn’t for her, I never would have been working on a dissertation in the first place.  She is the person who encouraged me, more than anyone else, to take my education to the next level.  I would even go as far as to say, that she was one of the best friends that I have ever had.

Saying goodbye to her was one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do.  It ate away at me even more than my guilt did when I purchased a few custom term papers for one of my classes.  I will always remember her for the great times we had and the great encouragement she always offered me.