R The Miss Dennis School of Writing by Alice Steinbach

Carol Dennis
January 20, 1907- August 1, 1957
Baltimore Maryland

This past weekend, Carol Dennis of Baltimore, Maryland passed away at the age of 50 from cancer. Carol Dennis was known to many as "Miss Dennis" for she was a teacher the majority of her life. All of Carol Dennis's students loved and admired her passion for teaching. She taught creative writing at a local high school and drilled all her knowledge into her students. A past student described "Miss Dennis" as the epitome of the saying "big things come in small packages." Her petite size, apricot hair, and large glasses were physical characteristics that she was described to possess. As a writer herself, Carol Dennis had experiences that she was able to communicate to her classes. She urged her students to create their own voice and describe everything with excessive detailing. Daily, Miss Dennis would push her classes to grow as writers and she never gave up on them. Many students mentioned the connection that she shared with them and how comfortable she made their class. This incredible woman and teacher served as a great role model for hundreds of students as she always went beyond the expected. Miss Dennis left this world with little close family, but she had built her own with all of her students as her children. Carol Dennis is to be remembered through her spunky personality and her amazing abilities as a teacher and writer. Her brother Edward Dennis will hold the funeral at Thompson Funeral Home this Friday morning at 11 a.m. Donations for the costs of the funeral will be accepted on Friday or through the mail to Edward.