Sadly, Covid-19 has claimed the life of beloved first grade teacher Carol Zuckerman of Waterway K-8 School in Dade County, Florida. Photo credit: Dignity Memorial.

We are sad to report that Covid-19 has claimed the life of yet another beloved educator. Carol Zuckerman, a first grade teacher from Dade County, Florida, succumbed to the disease on March 5, 2021.

Carol was born on August 21, 1964, in Great Neck, New York. As a young woman, she earned her Master’s degree in Business Administration. For several years she lived in Paris, France. Later, she resided in California, where she was employed at a talent agency. She also lived in Maryland before relocating to Florida.

Even though her degree was in business, Carol was obviously born to be a teacher. “She loved kids and wanted them to feel special,” remembered her brother, Charles Zuckerman. “Teaching was a very satisfying career for her.”

In 2007, Carol accepted a position at Waterway K8 Center in the Adventura School District in Dade County. She taught there for 14 years, and at the time of her passing, she was teaching first grade. The beloved teacher will be sorely missed.

“Mrs. Z. was my son’s teacher this year,” recalled parent Jenya Feldbeyn-Ninaquispe. “Even though we had a rough start virtually, when we went in person learning I found out what an amazing teacher Ms. Zuckerman was. My son would always come home and share stories about what she told him about history,” Feldbeyn-Ninaquispe continued. “She truly cared about our kids, especially their feelings. One of our last texts with Mrs. Zuckerman was about how much my son enjoyed her class,” the parent concluded.

Other parents agree. “Our daughter was her first grade student last year. We greatly appreciated her resourcefulness, respectfulness, and kind understanding,” wrote on appreciative parent on Carol’s Dignity Memorial obituary. “She did her best to make learning math, science, and social studies fun both at school and during COVID 2020 distance learning. Our child learned a lot from her passionate teaching and relevant assignments,” the parent concluded.

Carol died March 5, 2021. She was 56 years old. To read her obituary, click on this link to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.