Friday, March 15, 2024
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Mr. Orefice was by far one of the best teachers I ever had. I was not a model student, but for Mr. Orefice, I sat in the front row, engaged in class, and completed my assignments, because I truly respected him and his insights, and I didn't want to let him down. He taught books that I was actually interested in reading, and awakened my love of Graham Greene. I still have all the books he assigned. As a young queer person, it was so important to me to have Mr. Orefice as a teacher, and I remember reading Howard's End for class and being delighted to learn that the author, EM Forster, was gay, which we discussed at length. Mr. Orefice was also so, so funny. It was a joy to watch his reactions when a student said something wildly off-base. I am deeply saddened to hear of his passing, and I am honored to have been taught by him. - Paris, PCS 2018
