This was with recognition from the Medical Assisting Program graduates who thanked instructor Terry LeClair for waiting for them. How do we say thank you to a woman who waited for us. Her last class, graduate Laura Blanchard said. With compassion, caring, and a tough attitude . We are here and so thankful for what you did for us. I am so thankful that we were your last class. You have given us careers and the second part of our lives. Superintendent James Brosnan said toward the beginning of the ceremony that LeClair is retiring after 20 years in the program School Committee Chairman Gary Rivers said LeClair elevated the program. She has touched medical facilities throughout the region and former students can be found in just about any area hospital, he said.