Beloved teacher who inspired hugging machine dies after battle with cancer © Provided by RADIO.COM
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (WCBS 880) A beloved kindergarten teacher on Long Island, who inspired one student to build a portable “hugging machine” amid the pandemic, died Tuesday.
According to the Riverhead Central School District, Aquebogue Elementary School teacher Keri Lynn Stromski died after a battle with stage 4 breast cancer.
Laura Stimpfel, a longtime friend of Stromski, told News12 she was heartbroken over the loss.
“She had a beautiful soul that always welcomed you in,” she told the outlet. “She was all about her family, all about her town. She loved the kids. Everything she did was for kids and mostly for our kids.”
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