“It is up to her students to carry over her compassion and motivation that she gave them to the next teacher,” said Gene Mohr, Tammy’s husband of 22 years.Tammy was not about sorrow, Gene said, she was always about laughter.Gene said, “Tammy was very optimistic. She always saw the good in everyone.”Looking out over the near capacity crowd, Gene said, “Seeing everyone here means a lot to me. I appreciate it so much,”Tammy was known for her infectious giggle. It was that giggle that led Marlynn Knigge to Mrs. Mohr’s room at the high school for the first time and then to a “beautiful friendship.”Knigge said that she was looking for Mrs. Mohr’s room and was told, “go down the hall and when you hear the giggle, turn right.”After giving a tearful remembrance of her friend, Knigge asked everyone who was willing to commit to helping Gene, and his son’s Justin and Jaden through this time, to please stand and show their support. All seats were emptied. Student’s said that, without the help of Mrs. Mohr, they would have given up a long time ago.“Mrs. Mohr never gave up on me, even when I gave up on myself,” said one former student. Mrs. Mohr pushed us to always try harder, said another. Bailey said, as a substitute teacher it was a treat to watch Mrs. Mohr teach.“She always said ‘this isn’t that hard’,” said Bailey. A phrase that he will always attribute to Tammy. As the outpouring of sympathy and memories continued, not a single eye in the place was dry. During Dale Dietz’s performance, “Thy Will Be Done,” people wept openly. In a statement made by Superintendent Troy Unzicker, he said, “Tammy’s passion for students was very evident. She was a great teacher.” “She was the teacher you would find in the lunch room at noon eating lunch and helping students. This occurred regularly,” said Unzicker. “She was also the teacher you could find in her room helping students until whatever hour she was needed. Kimball Public Schools family lost a great lady,” he said.“Our hearts and prayers go out to the entire Mohr family,” Unzicker said. Kimball Junior Senior High School Eugene (Mo) Hanks said, “Tammy was one of the best one-on-one teachers I have been associated with. She was always willing to meet with a student to provide extra help.” “She was willing to work with students before school in the morning, during her lunch period, during her planning period, or after school,” said Hanks. “She helped a lot of students who struggle with math and she will be missed by all of us. Our thoughts and prayers are with Gene, the boys, and their extended families.”
