DACC teacher 'was out there for the world'

DANVILLE – When Mary Elizabeth Coffman died unexpectedly last week, she left behind the footprint of a free spirit who voraciously embraced the world and all the lives she came across.

"It just seems like there's a big, black hole in the world right now," said close friend and former colleague Martha Kay, 69.

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