North End Middle School kids hold raffle for Generali

© 2000 Republican-American WATERBURY – Several North End Middle School students are showing the rest of the city’s school system what charity is all about. Recently, the North End Middle School Student Council organized a raffle to raise money for the Margaret M. Generali Foundation. The Foundation is named after Generali who was the popular 48-year-old …

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Foundation named after Generali

$500 education grants to be offered Friday, September 24, 1999 By Maura Kelly © 1999 Republican-American WATERBURY — Educators who want to bring innovative programs to their schools but lack funds to pay for them have a new resource. The new Margaret M. Generali Foundation will offer two $500 grants for educators who want to start …

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Hundreds salute Maggie at dedication

Wednesday, June 16, 1999 By Randal Edgar © 1999 Republican-American WATERBURY – Even if she wasn’t there in person, her presence was unmistakable. It showed in the gifts presented to her family. It showed in the tearful speeches and poems read by family, friends and co-workers. Even more, it showed in the songs her students sang …

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Board backs Generali School

Tuesday, March 2, 1999 By Liz Acas © 1999 Republican-American WATERBURY — Teachers and students will not soon forget the dedication, kindness and enthusiasm of Maggie Generali. Now, a more formal remembrance is under way. The Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to rename East Farms School the Margaret M. Generali Grammar School. The popular …

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Hundreds mourn school principal

Generali burial scheduled today in Waterbury Saturday, February 27, 1999 By Aimee Hartnett © 1999 Republican-American WATERBURY – Maggie. Mom. Mrs. Generali. Teacher. Leader. Friend. Greater Waterbury residents Friday mourned 48-year-old Margaret M. Generali, taken suddenly from her family, students, friends and fellow educators. She was the principal of East Farms Elementary School for about four …

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Crusading for Maggie

A Coach & Husband carries on the work of his Angel Thursday, February 25, 1999 Even before Holy Cross High School coach Ed Generali could turn and focus on the confusion in the stands behind him at Naugatuck High, he knew something had happened to Maggie. “It’s my wife!” he screamed.“It’s my wife!” Generali thought …

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Death fails to stem flow of cards

Pupils remember their principal Thursday, February 25, 1999 By Coale Parker Anderson © 1999 Republican-American WATERBURY – After learning their school principal died, some East Farms School fourth-graders started writing get-well cards for her Wednesday morning. Leave it to kids to break your heart. Margaret Generali, 48, died Tuesday — about two weeks after having a …

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Irreplaceable

Thursday, February 25, 1999 WATERBURY – True to her roots and the profession to which she dedicated herself for a quarter century, Maggie Generali was teaching her students, her friends and her family — albeit subtly — a few lessons about life even as her days were coming to an end. Mrs. Generali, 48, principal of …

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School community mourns loss of East Farms principal

LOSS: Generali was one of best, brightest   Wednesday, February 24, 1999 By Kimberley Thomsen © 1999 Republican-American   WATERBURY – Her friends and admirers say Maggie Generali touched lives because she touched hearts. But those hearts are breaking after East Farms School Principal Margaret Martin Generali died Tuesday night. Generali, of Cheshire, was 48. “She …

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