| abstract | - Headline, a legend in South Pittsburgh Biography: Once upon a time there was a little girl named Jean who loved to go to school. She attended Beltzhoover Elementary, Knoxville and South Hills High School. The years passed and Jean never forget her promise that she would be a school volunteer. She married her sweetheart, Fred Fink, and they began the adventure of having a family. In 1968 her 1st child, Joanne, went to school. Jean volunteered at Overbrook Elementary. She became active in the PTO and sat on the PSCC (Parent School Community Council) at Knoxville, Overbrook and Carrick High School. She even served as the Carrick Cluster Chair for 6 years. During their formative years, Jean's 6 children learned to share their mom with all the children in the community. She worked very hard to make sure all the children had the best possible opportunities for educational attainment. She even was a part of the group who worked very hard to insure that school board members were elected instead of appointed. In was, and still is, Jean's belief that elected members insure representation for all people, not just the choen few. Jean continues to stay active with 5 grandchildren in the Pitttsburgh Public Schools. The rest is history.
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