WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Nearly 50 former students gathered at a Wilmington home Saturday to celebrate a retired Pender County educator whose influence extended far beyond the classroom.
At 81 years old, retired science teacher and coach Jack Best welcomed former students from multiple generations for a reunion that organizers said was inspired by his desire to reconnect with those whose lives he helped shape during nearly three decades in education.
Best, whose wife died four years ago, said he felt compelled to reach out to former students after facing recent health challenges…