Goodbyes all around at school board meeting
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Saying goodbye to school board member Frank O’Reilly (with plaque,) and retired school board superintendent Sherrie Nickell are the other Board members and school board general counsel.
Pictured from left to right: Debra Wright (District 6), Kay Fields (District 5), General Counsel Wes Bridges, Board Vice-Chair Lori Cunningham (District 2), Dick Mullenax (District 4), Frank O’Reilly (District 1), Board Chair Hazel Sellers (District 3), Tim Harris (District 7), Former Superintendent Dr. Sherrie B. Nickell.
Transition and change is often difficult, especially when pillars of one’s organization are leaving.
So the Nov. 13 school board meeting was both somber and humorous, with lots of tears and roasts. Longtime board member and former Lakeland Mayor Frank O’Reilly said his good byes to the board and community, as did School Superintendent Sherrie Nickell. Both are retiring.
