Clearwater High School teacher dies one day after COVID-19 diagnosis
Family and community remember beloved teacher
and last updated 2020-12-24 11:01:17-05
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla.âFamily and friends are mourning the sudden loss of a Clearwater High School teacher just days before Christmas. Rosemary Collinsâ family says she passed away Tuesday after being diagnosed with COVID-19 the day before.
âThereâs no preparation,â said Ann Adair, Collinsâ sister. âWe all know people that have tested positive, and they might have like a cold or theyâre tired or whatever, but this was not that.â
Collins, 51, was a chorus teacher at Clearwater High School. Pinellas County Schools says she joined Clearwater High in 2018 and had taught with the district at other schools as well. Collins also served as music director at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Clearwater.