Mr. Speaker. today I rise to recognize the life of Beatrice "Bea" Jaiven Heine who passed away peacefully at her home on March 1. 2016 at the age of 94. The daughter of Russian immigrants. Mrs. Heine grew up in Connecticut where she graduated from Stamford High School. She went on to receive a Bachelors degree at Southern Connecticut State Teachers College and later a Masters degree from Columbia University followed by her Doctoral degree in education from Temple University. She is best known professionally for decades as an educator in elementary school primarily for Haddon Townships fifth grade and later at the college level for teacher education with a focus on mathematics.
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