As Catholic schools die, reasons to cry
The Buffalo News – March 23, 2010
Bruce Andriatch
When it came to making sure her daughter, Lindsey, was officially registered for elementary school, Linda Beck never expected to walk into a school other than her alma mater, St. Paul’s in Kenmore. But on Thursday morning, she made the unfamiliar trip to St. Amelia’s on Eggert Road. She had barely set foot in the office when she began to cry.
“Both the women in the office greeted me, held my hand, gave me Kleenex and said, ‘You’re from St. Paul’s,’ ” she said.
If the same scene hasn’t played out several dozen times already since last week, it will, as St. Paul’s parents deal with the dual reality of life without their beloved school and a future for their children somewhere else.