Amy Jo Freeze, 62, of Paris, passed away at 3:22 a.m. Sunday, April 22, 2018, in the emergency room of Paris Community Hospital. She was a language arts teacher at Mayo Middle School and previously taught at the Ben Franklin and Ouabache elementary schools in Terre Haute, Ind., and Crestwood Junior High in Paris.
A memorial service celebrating her life is 6 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at the Mayo Middle School gymnasium. Visitation is from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Templeton Funeral Home, with the family present for visitation after 5 p.m.
Mrs. Freeze was born July 4, 1955, at Terre Haute, the daughter of the late Wayne and Margery Enders Roberts. She married Bob Freeze Feb. 14, 1982, at Terre Haute, and he survives.
Other survivors include three children, Sarah Freeze (Grant Gilman) of Terre Haute, Zak (Carmen Edith) Freeze of Chicago and Jessica (Jeremy) Medved of White Bear Lake, Minn.; three brothers, Timothy Roberts of Terre Haute, Larry Mohr of Lafayette, Ind., and Mike Evans of Clearwater, Fla.; three sisters, Teresa McDonald of Clearwater, Debbie Barr of Thomasville, Ga., and Susan Stanton of Thomasville, Ga.; five grandchildren, Ela and Ronin Freeze and Oz, Mac and Gus Medved; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Angela Marie Freeze.
Mrs. Freeze earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees Summa Cum Laude from Indiana State University. She had a deep passion for education coupled with a determination to love every student as an individual. Both in the classroom and in her personal life, Mrs. Freeze made it her purpose to find the good in everyone and to help them find it in themselves.
She had the ability to converse with anyone. She was keenly perceptive and quick with a compliment, and thus made herself a constant source of cheer and encouragement to those around her, especially to those who were hurting.
Mrs. Freeze enjoyed reading, traveling, scuba diving, music and dancing. She will be remembered for her deep faith, her kindness to cats and for being a champion of what was morally right.
Memorial donations may be made to the Human Resources Center of Edgar County and Clark Counties.
Online condolences at www.TempletonFuneralHome.com.