By Clark Stork

Cumberland College president mourns teacher’s passing

Feb 16, 2018 | 7:00 AM

The passing of a Melfort teacher is hitting her colleagues hard.

Alicia Garlock was a teacher at Cumberland College for several years. The Melfort resident was teaching in China when she fell severely ill and passed away Feb. 13. Cumberland College president Tom Weegar said the news of Garlock’s passing was hard to take.

“I heard the news and was just devastated,” Weegar told northeastNOW. “Our heartfelt thoughts go out to Alicia’s friends and family.”

Garlock fell sick with an influenza strain late in 2017, and at the time of her passing she was in a medically-induced coma in a Chinese hospital. During her career, Weegar said Garlock displayed all the characteristics of a great teacher.

“She cared about her students deeply, she listened well and cared about their concerns and needs, and connected with the students well,” Weegar said. “She will be deeply missed.”

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A GoFundMe page set up to cover Garlock’s medical costs is still active. Over $21,000 has been raised. Garlock’s brother Travis Garlock used the site to share the news of his sister’s passing.

“Alicia was 38 and loved living her life her way,” Travis wrote. “She was someone I always looked up to for having the tenacity and bravery to live her life to the fullest.”

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