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Carol Gendler was Omaha librarian and nonprofit board member [Video]

Omahan Carol Gendler was a lifelong learner, intellectual and researcher.

She also was a gardener, a collector of whimsical works from the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art and a late-in-life sports fan.

“Her motto on her email was, ‘If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need,’” said daughter Amy Gendler of Golden, Colorado, attributing the quote to Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Gendler, who worked as the director of the Douglas County Law Library for 14 years, died Dec. 5 at her Omaha home. She was 91.

She was born Carol Joan Zempsky in New Haven, Connecticut, and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Wellesley College. In 1952, she married H. Lee Gendler and the couple moved to Omaha so he could join the family business. He became president of Marathon Realty Corp. and worked there until his death in 1995.

In addition to her many …

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Steve Boyack, Maple Mountain High School [Video]

Steve has touched so many lives! He is in his 45th year as a Math Teacher!!! Steve graduated from Utah State and has a Masters from UNLV. He has coached for over 35 years as a Head Basketball and Baseball Coach as well as a varsity assistant in Football, at Las Vegas and Utah. Steve is so dedicated to his students, he attends most home games as many sports and activities as he can! He is retired from coaching but works at all home football games as the head chainsman. He also works all home basketball keeping stats and the scorebook. Steve has 5 children and 13 grandchildren. He recently wrote a book about his life as a Father, teacher, and coach. his book is Coach Your Son to be a Man ( but I also have 3 daughters as well (0: (There is so much more I could say but I am biased) Steve says Every day is the best, No bad days, I love what I do!