Toni Marie Fisher
05/30/2014
Toni Marie Fisher, 69, passed from this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 30, 2014. She was born on September 18, 1944, in San Diego, California, to John and Marie Brown.
For the past 20 years, she had lived and worked in the Houston, Texas, area as a music educator and administrator. During this period, Toni had been the Magnet School Fine Arts Coordinator at Pershing Middle School in Houston and had spent the last few years of her career as the Music and Choir Teacher at Longfellow Elementary.
Toni retired from teaching in May 2013 after 48 years in that profession. She was an incredible teacher and mentor to thousands of students and has touched the lives of so many of them with her passion for music and the arts. She was indeed a “musician’s musician” as she was an accomplished woodwind player as well as being a very talented vocalist.
Toni graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with a Bachelors in Music Education and began her over four decade teaching career in a field dominated mostly by men. But that did not stop her, as this woman was determined to be the very best she could be for herself, for her family, and for her students. She became a band director at high schools in Iowa and Missouri and was very successful in this field before becoming an administrator.
Toni was preceded in death by her loving husband of over 40 years, Jon Fisher, and by her father, John Brown, and by her father-in-law, Elwood Fisher.
She is survived by her mother, Marie Brown, of Omaha, Nebraska; her brother, Joe, and his wife, Cindy, also of Omaha; her son Mark and his wife, Sherry, and their children, Amber and Derrek; and her daughter, Anne Montgomery, and her children, John Michael, Ella Marie, and Havyn Kathleen, all of Houston.
She is also survived by her mother-in law, Kathleen Adams of Houston; her brother-in-law, David Fisher and his wife Susan, of Houston; nephew, Brian Fisher, and his wife, Sonia, and their children, Hayden and Evelyn of Houston; and niece, Allison Boucher, and her husband, Chris, and their children, Finley and Vincent, also of Houston.
This wonderful and caring woman will be missed by all of her family, friends, fellow teachers and students so very, very much. Here’s something Toni would have liked for us all to understand:
From the day we arrive on the planet,
And blinking, step into the sun,
There’s more than can ever be done,
There’s more to see than can ever be seen,
There’s far more to do than can ever be done,
There’s far too much to take in here,
More to find than can ever be found,
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky,
Keeps great and small on the endless round.
It’s the Circle of Life,
And it moves us all,
Through despair and hope,
Through faith and love,
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle,
The Circle of Life.
As the flowers are all made sweeter by the sunshine and dew so this world has been made brighter and better by the life lived by you.
Visitation is at Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Chapel, 12800 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77007, on Tuesday, June 10th, at 1:00 PM with the funeral service beginning at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Michael Ross officiating. Interment will follow at the Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.
05/30/2014
Toni Marie Fisher, 69, passed from this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 30, 2014. She was born on September 18, 1944, in San Diego, California, to John and Marie Brown.
For the past 20 years, she had lived and worked in the Houston, Texas, area as a music educator and administrator. During this period, Toni had been the Magnet School Fine Arts Coordinator at Pershing Middle School in Houston and had spent the last few years of her career as the Music and Choir Teacher at Longfellow Elementary.
Toni retired from teaching in May 2013 after 48 years in that profession. She was an incredible teacher and mentor to thousands of students and has touched the lives of so many of them with her passion for music and the arts. She was indeed a “musician’s musician” as she was an accomplished woodwind player as well as being a very talented vocalist.
Toni graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with a Bachelors in Music Education and began her over four decade teaching career in a field dominated mostly by men. But that did not stop her, as this woman was determined to be the very best she could be for herself, for her family, and for her students. She became a band director at high schools in Iowa and Missouri and was very successful in this field before becoming an administrator.
Toni was preceded in death by her loving husband of over 40 years, Jon Fisher, and by her father, John Brown, and by her father-in-law, Elwood Fisher.
She is survived by her mother, Marie Brown, of Omaha, Nebraska; her brother, Joe, and his wife, Cindy, also of Omaha; her son Mark and his wife, Sherry, and their children, Amber and Derrek; and her daughter, Anne Montgomery, and her children, John Michael, Ella Marie, and Havyn Kathleen, all of Houston.
She is also survived by her mother-in law, Kathleen Adams of Houston; her brother-in-law, David Fisher and his wife Susan, of Houston; nephew, Brian Fisher, and his wife, Sonia, and their children, Hayden and Evelyn of Houston; and niece, Allison Boucher, and her husband, Chris, and their children, Finley and Vincent, also of Houston.
This wonderful and caring woman will be missed by all of her family, friends, fellow teachers and students so very, very much. Here’s something Toni would have liked for us all to understand:
From the day we arrive on the planet,
And blinking, step into the sun,
There’s more than can ever be done,
There’s more to see than can ever be seen,
There’s far more to do than can ever be done,
There’s far too much to take in here,
More to find than can ever be found,
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky,
Keeps great and small on the endless round.
It’s the Circle of Life,
And it moves us all,
Through despair and hope,
Through faith and love,
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle,
The Circle of Life.
As the flowers are all made sweeter by the sunshine and dew so this world has been made brighter and better by the life lived by you.
Visitation is at Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Chapel, 12800 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77007, on Tuesday, June 10th, at 1:00 PM with the funeral service beginning at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Michael Ross officiating. Interment will follow at the Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.
Toni Marie Fisher
05/30/2014
Toni Marie Fisher, 69, passed from this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 30, 2014. She was born on September 18, 1944, in San Diego, California, to John and Marie Brown.
For the past 20 years, she had lived and worked in the Houston, Texas, area as a music educator and administrator. During this period, Toni had been the Magnet School Fine Arts Coordinator at Pershing Middle School in Houston and had spent the last few years of her career as the Music and Choir Teacher at Longfellow Elementary.
Toni retired from teaching in May 2013 after 48 years in that profession. She was an incredible teacher and mentor to thousands of students and has touched the lives of so many of them with her passion for music and the arts. She was indeed a “musician’s musician” as she was an accomplished woodwind player as well as being a very talented vocalist.
Toni graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with a Bachelors in Music Education and began her over four decade teaching career in a field dominated mostly by men. But that did not stop her, as this woman was determined to be the very best she could be for herself, for her family, and for her students. She became a band director at high schools in Iowa and Missouri and was very successful in this field before becoming an administrator.
Toni was preceded in death by her loving husband of over 40 years, Jon Fisher, and by her father, John Brown, and by her father-in-law, Elwood Fisher.
She is survived by her mother, Marie Brown, of Omaha, Nebraska; her brother, Joe, and his wife, Cindy, also of Omaha; her son Mark and his wife, Sherry, and their children, Amber and Derrek; and her daughter, Anne Montgomery, and her children, John Michael, Ella Marie, and Havyn Kathleen, all of Houston.
She is also survived by her mother-in law, Kathleen Adams of Houston; her brother-in-law, David Fisher and his wife Susan, of Houston; nephew, Brian Fisher, and his wife, Sonia, and their children, Hayden and Evelyn of Houston; and niece, Allison Boucher, and her husband, Chris, and their children, Finley and Vincent, also of Houston.
This wonderful and caring woman will be missed by all of her family, friends, fellow teachers and students so very, very much. Here’s something Toni would have liked for us all to understand:
From the day we arrive on the planet,
And blinking, step into the sun,
There’s more than can ever be done,
There’s more to see than can ever be seen,
There’s far more to do than can ever be done,
There’s far too much to take in here,
More to find than can ever be found,
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky,
Keeps great and small on the endless round.
It’s the Circle of Life,
And it moves us all,
Through despair and hope,
Through faith and love,
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle,
The Circle of Life.
As the flowers are all made sweeter by the sunshine and dew so this world has been made brighter and better by the life lived by you.
Visitation is at Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Chapel, 12800 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77007, on Tuesday, June 10th, at 1:00 PM with the funeral service beginning at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Michael Ross officiating. Interment will follow at the Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.
05/30/2014
Toni Marie Fisher, 69, passed from this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 30, 2014. She was born on September 18, 1944, in San Diego, California, to John and Marie Brown.
For the past 20 years, she had lived and worked in the Houston, Texas, area as a music educator and administrator. During this period, Toni had been the Magnet School Fine Arts Coordinator at Pershing Middle School in Houston and had spent the last few years of her career as the Music and Choir Teacher at Longfellow Elementary.
Toni retired from teaching in May 2013 after 48 years in that profession. She was an incredible teacher and mentor to thousands of students and has touched the lives of so many of them with her passion for music and the arts. She was indeed a “musician’s musician” as she was an accomplished woodwind player as well as being a very talented vocalist.
Toni graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with a Bachelors in Music Education and began her over four decade teaching career in a field dominated mostly by men. But that did not stop her, as this woman was determined to be the very best she could be for herself, for her family, and for her students. She became a band director at high schools in Iowa and Missouri and was very successful in this field before becoming an administrator.
Toni was preceded in death by her loving husband of over 40 years, Jon Fisher, and by her father, John Brown, and by her father-in-law, Elwood Fisher.
She is survived by her mother, Marie Brown, of Omaha, Nebraska; her brother, Joe, and his wife, Cindy, also of Omaha; her son Mark and his wife, Sherry, and their children, Amber and Derrek; and her daughter, Anne Montgomery, and her children, John Michael, Ella Marie, and Havyn Kathleen, all of Houston.
She is also survived by her mother-in law, Kathleen Adams of Houston; her brother-in-law, David Fisher and his wife Susan, of Houston; nephew, Brian Fisher, and his wife, Sonia, and their children, Hayden and Evelyn of Houston; and niece, Allison Boucher, and her husband, Chris, and their children, Finley and Vincent, also of Houston.
This wonderful and caring woman will be missed by all of her family, friends, fellow teachers and students so very, very much. Here’s something Toni would have liked for us all to understand:
From the day we arrive on the planet,
And blinking, step into the sun,
There’s more than can ever be done,
There’s more to see than can ever be seen,
There’s far more to do than can ever be done,
There’s far too much to take in here,
More to find than can ever be found,
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky,
Keeps great and small on the endless round.
It’s the Circle of Life,
And it moves us all,
Through despair and hope,
Through faith and love,
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle,
The Circle of Life.
As the flowers are all made sweeter by the sunshine and dew so this world has been made brighter and better by the life lived by you.
Visitation is at Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Chapel, 12800 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77007, on Tuesday, June 10th, at 1:00 PM with the funeral service beginning at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Michael Ross officiating. Interment will follow at the Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.
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