A Teacher Died After a Bee Stung Her Lip. A Sports Team Where She Coached Then Honored Her in This Special Way

A Wisconsin teacher died aft a bee stung her articulator — and she was remembered successful a typical measurement by her section community.

The family of 39-year-old Mindy Ramberg, a 5th people pedagogue and coach astatine St. Croix Central successful Hammond, said nan mom of 2 died connected Tuesday, Sept. 16, 3 days aft she had an allergic guidance to nan sting.

Ramberg’s obituary, which confirmed she died “as nan consequence of a bee sting," read, successful part, "Mindy touched nan lives of countless students and colleagues."

Then mentioning her hubby and 2 kids, it continued: "Please support Scott, Maeve, Molly, and her full family successful your thoughts and prayers.”

Among nan galore who paid tribute to Ramberg, who coached softball astatine St. Croix Central, were members of nan school’s boys and girls transverse state teams. Before their title connected Sept. 16, nan runners wrote “Run4Ramberg” successful ample letters up and down their legs and arms.

“This 1 is for you, Mrs. Ramberg 💙,” nan schoolhouse territory posted connected Facebook, sharing photos of nan rubbing tribute. “Thank you for ever pushing america to beryllium nan champion type of ourselves. Thank you for your infectious laughter. Thank you for ever seeing nan champion successful people.”

”Thank you for being specified a agleam ray successful truthful galore lives. We each felt your beingness tonight. Your panther family loves you so, truthful much,” nan station concluded.

The precocious teacher’s sister-in-law, Marissa Dubon-Ramberg, besides remembered her comparative successful a heartfelt Facebook post.

“Heaven is now brighter pinch her presence,” she wrote. “Mindy filled The Ramberg family pinch joy, emotion and each that is good. We clasp Scott, Molly, Maeve and her family successful our hearts. We will miss you truthful overmuch Mindy!”

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Ramberg’s sister, Tina Karsten, besides group up a GoFundMe fundraiser page to thief her hubby pinch aesculapian and ceremonial expenses, arsenic good arsenic to “support a agleam future” for their daughters.

“Mindy was everything — a devoted wife, a loving mother, a cherished daughter, sister, niece, aunt, teacher, athlete, neighbor, and friend,” Karsten wrote connected nan fundraising page. “To cognize her was to emotion her, and that was her top gift to us. As we grieve, we besides rally astir Scott and nan girls.”