By Jon Wells 
gary yokoyama/the...
There was no immediate family at the memorial service for Audrey Gleave. She had none.
Former students and friends posted loving comments about her on the funeral home website. She was an original; brilliant, funny, eccentric.
She could also be a polarizing figure as a teacher. Former student Steve Mihalich, who was in her physics class in the mid-'70s at Barton Secondary School, said she was a tough marker and especially severe with male students. He said her expectations were high — higher than her students were able to achieve.
“It's so sad what happened to her,” he said. “You never imagine that someone you knew in your past would have their life end that way.”
Allan Gleave did not make the trip from where he lived up north to attend the service. Audrey's ex-husband had heard it was a private affair and wasn't sure he'd be welcome. And he wasn't keen on tackling the winter roads.
Former students and friends posted loving comments about her on the funeral home website. She was an original; brilliant, funny, eccentric.
She could also be a polarizing figure as a teacher. Former student Steve Mihalich, who was in her physics class in the mid-'70s at Barton Secondary School, said she was a tough marker and especially severe with male students. He said her expectations were high — higher than her students were able to achieve.
“It's so sad what happened to her,” he said. “You never imagine that someone you knew in your past would have their life end that way.”
Allan Gleave did not make the trip from where he lived up north to attend the service. Audrey's ex-husband had heard it was a private affair and wasn't sure he'd be welcome. And he wasn't keen on tackling the winter roads.
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