Linda and Family, we are so sorry for your loss. Mr. Couchman was indeed a very special gentleman. I know him best as the 'teddy bear.' I had received 10 rose for my anniversary and they were sitting at the teachers table at lunch. He came up the ramp, stopped, and looked at me with the bear look and said 'this isn't right. You can't be married for 10 years when you are only 20.' It made my day to hear 'the bear' say this. One more memory was the day Lacey Kay's class was playing hockey during P.E. One of the boys came running into the classroom I was in at the time, out of breath telling me to hurry Mr. Couchman needs you NOW and that Lacey was hurt. I was a little, no a lot worried because 'the bear' would always tell his students that you are all right be tough or toughen up. When I finally gotten to the gym, her mouth was a bloody mess and still bleeding. This is the only time I had ever seen him the least bit shook. He told me he thought all her teeth were there because jad checked. I stayed calm, took her to get cleaned up and get the bleeding stopped and took back to P.E. and slapped her on the bottom and told her to be tough. I looked at Mr. Couchman and smiled and he wrinkled back. So, to me, he was a 'teddy bear' on the inside. He touched many lives on more waus than one. Prayers to you all.