Elvis loving, Mountain Dew drinking, athletic pants with a polo shirt, and happy go lucky. My eighth grade year I met, and had the opportunity to have him as a teacher, Mr. Weatherly.
Mr. Weatherly was not a typical teacher, he was so much more. He opened your brain and poured all the historical knowledge you needed to know. It came naturally to him and he would always find a way to reach out and make you feel cooler about yourself. Every individual that had him as a teacher was given a unique nickname that no other teacher called you. No one in class was ever called by their real first name; he always called you by your nickname that he had made especially for you. You had the honor of carrying that nickname with you and the wonderful memories that went along with it. Anytime he saw you, even out side of the class or if you were no longer in his class, he'd call you by your nick name. My nickname was Frodo; yes, like the cute little hobbit from Lord of the Rings.
Doug Weatherly was unique. He was always happy and always had a joke to share. If someone was having a hard day, he sure did know how to light up a room and give you a smile. Every single one of his students was important to him and he always put us first. As a student, I looked up to him; I wanted to be like him. I wanted to be able to always make people smile the way he did; make people feel special even if their day was going downhill.
Coach Weatherly impacted many lives and helped so many kids grasp and fully understand American History. He was an amazing man and his memories will forever live on.
"Frodo, a day without sunshine is like, you know, night. Don't spend your life sleeping when, you know, you can make sunshine."
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