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TexasTowelie

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Tue Sep 21, 2021, 06:29 AM Sep 2021

'A heavy heart.' Third employee from same Kemtucky elementary school dies of COVID-19.

A third employee at Lee County Elementary School, counselor Rhonda Estes, died of COVID-19 Monday afternoon, Lee County Superintendent Sarah Wasson confirmed.

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm we have lost a dear friend and colleague this afternoon due to a covid related illness,” Wasson told the Herald-Leader in a statement.

“Our elementary guidance counselor, Ms. Rhonda Estes, was a special part of the Lee County (Schools) family for over 31 years. We send our deepest condolences to her family. Our staff and community are heartbroken and we ask for your prayers as well as some space and time to grieve in this most difficult situation,” her statement said.

Lee County Elementary custodian Bill Bailey died earlier this month. An instructional assistant at Lee County Elementary School, Heather Antle, also died from COVID-19 in late August.

Read more: https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article254396174.html

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'A heavy heart.' Third employee from same Kemtucky elementary school dies of COVID-19. (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2021 OP
From Wikipedia, concerning Lee County, KY: EYESORE 9001 Sep 2021 #1
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EYESORE 9001

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1. From Wikipedia, concerning Lee County, KY:
Tue Sep 21, 2021, 06:34 AM
Sep 2021
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,719.[1] Its county seat is Beattyville.[2] The county was formed in 1870 from parts of Breathitt, Estill, Owsley and Wolfe counties.[3] The county was named for Lee County, Virginia, which was named after Robert E. Lee’s father and is from where many of its early residents emigrated. The area of Kentucky where Lee County is located was a pro-union region of Kentucky[4] but the legislature that created the county was controlled by former Confederates.

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