she asked, “how is the search going?” “Well, we’re trying.” So fairly soon after that she took matters into her own hands and proposed that she come on as Lower and Middle School librarian permanently while taking classes at night and during the summer in order to get a Master’s in Library Science from UNC-G. It took three and half years to accomplish this, and Libby went on to be the Lower School librarian until she retired in 2003. Even then she continued to actively substitute for another 10 years! The best thing, she says, about subbing is that the lessons plan are already made and “no faculty meetings!” In addition to her full-time position at school, Libby, at the instigation of Kathy Davis, took on coaching girls from 8 – 12 years of age for the Greensboro Youth Soccer League, all the way through coaching her granddaughter Savannah’s team. Many of her players were GDS students, and her teams achieved many state championships. Libby was known fondly by teachers and students by another of her many roles, the ‘Tooth Fairy’. Countless alumni recall the number of teeth Libby pulled during her time in the Lower School. If there was a tooth that needed some help, Libby knew just how to get it out! During her long tenure at GDS, Libby taught all four of her own children and four of her grandchildren. She has known so many children and children of children and their friends and families that she is always running into people she knows as a result of her connection with the school. Consequently, Greensboro Day School “has remained a wonderful constant in the lives of the Alspaugh family.” GDS is truly her family in unique and special ways. Libby and her husband Jim made a trip to California to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They toured the wine district but truly enjoyed tracing the old missions down the coast. And that was 10 years ago! Today her main concentration has been following the careers of her children and the lives of their nine grandchildren. She has also been delving seriously into the genealogies of both her family and Jim’s so that the younger generation will have important knowledge of their family history. This effort has re-connected her with many cousins who are now also in the process of adding bits and pieces to the stories. She volunteers a lot at her church, Westminster Presbyterian. Knowing how much she enjoys projects, they are always giving her plenty to do. She loves staying active, but after two busy careers, Jim and Libby are happy to be able to garden and read, while at the same time enjoying the more settled, quiet, lovely life they have now. “We have,” she says with pleasure and conviction, “been given the gift of time.” MEMORIALS Noel Garvin, May 18, 2016. He was the father of Walt Garvin ’76. Laura Roseman, December 19, 2016. She was the mother of Wilson Roseman ’12. Ellen Olson, January 3, 2017. She was the mother of Chrissy Olson ’85. Pat Earnhardt, January 5, 2017. She was the mother of Chris Earnhardt ’89 and Andrew Earnhardt ’97. Bill Sipes, January 28, 2017. He was the father of Nick Sipes ’08 and Katherine Sipes ’14. John Wagoner, February 6, 2017. He was the grandfather is Ethan Wagoner ’17 and Emma Wagoner ’20. Mike Jones, February 10, 2017. He was the father of Sam Jones ’18 and Jacob Jones ’23. Bertha ‘Bert’ Holliday, March 12, 2017. She was the mother Holly Holliday ’87. Bob Cone, March 18, 2017. He was the father of Laurie Cone ’01. R. Michael Nussbaum, March 30, 2017. He was the father of Michael Patrick Nussbaum ’05. Timothy Gilbert Hoag ’84, February 5, 2017. William McKenzie, April 5, 2017. He was the grandfather of Michael Armstrong and William Armstrong ’14. Mike Stokes, May 12, 2017. He was the father of Richard Stokes ’90. GDS Magazine | 71