CARMAN — Students at Carman Elementary School are trying to come to grips with the sudden loss of Grade 4 teacher Rósza Boda.
The school is offering grief counselling to students, after Boda and her husband János were killed in an ambulance accident while on vacation in Cuba.
“She was a really nice person, and a great teacher,” said nine-year-old Kierson Dean-North, who was in Boda’s class this year.
Boda had been experiencing chest pains Jan. 5 when she and her husband got into an ambulance at their Cuban resort. The ambulance crashed on the way to hospital.
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Kierson’s father, Dean North, had to break the news to his son on Friday, after learning what happened.
“We just wanted to he heard it from us, and that he had the opportunity if he needed to cry, he could cry,” said North.
Kierson said a teacher came around to Boda’s classroom to talk about what happened. North said he was contacted by the school letting the family know support would be available.
“They sort of said it will be there for them when they need it.”
Boda and her husband leave behind three children, who are still trying to come to terms with what happened.
“I personally am in incredible shock,” said Boda’s daughter, Veronika Mayer.
The three children aged 15, 16, and 27 are making arrangements to bring their parents’ bodies home. They expect it will take two weeks, and said they will plan a funeral shortly after.
A support page has been set up to help the family with unexpected costs.
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