Today with Mayor John J. Tecklenburg


February 13, 2024 

Earlier today I spent time with Mayor Teck, and shared with him,  first the number of times that he visited over his years as Mayor - with the Backpack Journalist, and how as a Leader -"He showed up!".  

When asked the new graduates about what they enjoyed the most during our eight to ten year together, they all agreed:  "well we got to meet the Mayor, and he came.  Even the time he. made you cry."

The snipet of photo here is from a letter he provided to all the Backpack Journalist graduates this Spring, and as they each said: "we'll treasure for ever."

In the book underway, Mayor Tecklenburg and his staff often supported our requests as we traveled the city.  We went from a Homeless event at the Gaillard, to the Film Summer Camp, to visiting City Hall multiple times and even we learned how to do the Charleston.  There were parades, and a visit to the Four  Corners of Law.  We even filmed the Mayor sharing with us the background on this famous corner!

Perhaps the most interesting which caught Mayor Teck by surprise was the 2015 Mayoral Debate at Burke High School. Can you believe I had the email which described the event, and can't wait for Stephen to write up his memories.

So for now, that's enough to share.  In the book we have allowed about 6-8 pages, as we have pictures and background on each event.  We also will have stories about each youth, and where they are today.

So where is Mayor Tecklenburg headed...hmm be on the lookout for his book to come soon. I hope it has a CD with it of his beautiful playing of the piano as we all loved that so!

Linda Dennis






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