McKesson to be honored for 30 years
of service at Community Day Care
By Greg Miller
STAR STAFF
gmiller@starhq.com
Tanzy McKesson has achieved her 30th year
of service to the children of Community Day Care and Learning
Center, 2105 S. Hills Drive.
McKesson's co-workers will honor her with a reception
at First Christian Church's fellowship hall on Saturday from
1-3 p.m.
"Anyone who has been a student of or worked with
'Ms. Tiny' over the past 30 years is invited to attend," said
Janie Peters, co-administrator of the facility.
Peters says that McKesson, who works with the
infants and toddlers, "has the patience of Job. I've never
seen anybody with this much patience in my life."
Peters, who notes that McKesson "sings to the
children all the time," says McKesson has changed many diapers
during her years at the facility. "She always said, 'If I
had a dollar for every diaper I've changed, I'd be a millionaire,'"
Peters recalled.
McKesson, who began working at the facility on
April 24, 1972, is an active member of Phillippi Baptist Church.
She teaches Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. "She's
active in everything," Peters said. "She's in the missionaries.
She's in the choir. She never misses a choir practice. And
she never misses a Wednesday night prayer service. She's real
dedicated in everything she does. She's a remarkable lady.
I've never seen anything like it."
"She is one of the faithful," said the Rev. Timothy
Watterson, the pastor of Phillippi Baptist Church. "She consistently
supports the church with her time, talents and gifts. She's
a real quiet lady. She has a real quiet spirit about her,
and she's dependable and consistent. Sometimes you don't even
know she is there. She is a wonderful person, a wonderful
Christian lady."
An Elizabethton High School graduate, McKesson
completed a course through the Tennessee Early Childhood Training
Alliance. She took the course at Northeast State Technical
Community College. She is a member of the National Association
for Education of Young Children.
"She's always bettering herself and wanting to
learn more," Peters said. "She's always willing to go and
learn more to better herself and the children."
McKesson and her husband, Harry, have one son,
Vico, and one daughter, Latoya "Toy."
For more information about the reception, call
Peters at 543-5900.
