Last November Mr. Martin stepped away from his teaching duties at Belinder Elementary in Shawnee Mission, KS due to illness. At the time he made this statement...
What began a short time ago as a mere health inconvenience hasn't gone at all the way I or doctors expected it to. Tests this week make it clear that the outlook is very serious. I don't have all of my plans worked out, but right now I'm forced to step back from the classroom and begin aggressive treatments.
Mr. Martin taught at the school for nearly thirty years. His low-key demeanor made him a popular Jeopardy champ in the teachers tournament last May. In an interview after his victory, he admitted that his win was far from stress-free...
I was very bad on the buzzer in practice. I did get better in practice, but it didn't matter how many answers I knew if I couldn't figure out the buzzer.
He eventually figured out the buzzer very well, thank you, and took home the $100,000 prize. R.I.P.
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