Jacques Weiser, 88, passionate English teacher, dies
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Notable Long Islanders who died in 2011
As an English teacher, Jacques J. Weiser didn't just walk into his classroom, he bounded.
The Melville resident's enthusiasm for the works of literature he taught was reflected in his commanding voice, his hand gestures and his no-nonsense attitude for disruptions -- he was known to loudly kick a garbage can to regain his charges' attention when they doodled or daydreamed, his family said.
Weiser,...
