In his spare time Neal has tutored students and held offices in the Lions Club, the Masons, and the Ohio Retired Teachers Association. As a fellow teacher, I recently asked Neal what advice he would offer teachers. Subjects overlap, so do not confine your studies to one subject. Be sure you understand well the things you teach. Help pupils in every way you can.
Friendship encourages the pupils.
This past February, Neal McCoy celebrated his 100th birthday. He appreciates the fact that, as of his next birthday, his life will have been lived in three different centuries. Neal's love of learning and vitality have been an inspiration to me, and my hope is that my teaching reflects at least some aspects of what I most appreciate about Neal as the fine teacher he has been for innumerable students during the past 76 years. Fla. She attended high school in Wayne County, and graduated cum laude from the University of Akron with a degree in English to teach secondary education. She has since added early childhood education and elementary education to her teaching certificate at the University of South Florida.