The FAMU community is mourning the loss of long-time
educator Eileen Warner. Warner served FAMU for more than 32 years as a high
school English teacher at FAMU Developmental Research School and served as a
faculty member in the College of Education.
She was celebrated for her unwavering dedication to her
students, and as a result was named “Teacher of the Year” numerous times.
Warner served the students in and outside of the classroom as a mentor, senior
class adviser, yearbook and newsletter sponsor and homecoming/royal court
co-chair.
She was a FAMU alumna, receiving both her bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from the university, and was completing her doctorate degree
at Grand Canyon University at the time of her death.
Warner was a member of the Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and married to Michael Warner. She was the proud mother of Elease “Melanie” Warner of Hampton, Va.
A memorial celebration for Warner, sponsored by FAMU DRS
alumni, took place in FAMU’s Lee Hall Auditorium on Thursday, June 12.
Funeral services for Warner will take place today,
Saturday, June 14 at 11 a.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church, where Warner was a
devoted member.