SHEILA FRAZIER MUJAHID:
CLASS OF 1967
Darby Township High SchoolClass of 1967
Glenolden, PA
SHEILA's Story
still writing, writing and writing. moved, married, divorced: mother of 6; grandmother of eight. taught K through undergrad in English language. retired after illness. now a free-lance photojournalist (nature photography), and convert to Al-Islam in 1969. still grieving the loss of my lil' bro' Archi, who passed recently (under suspicious circumstances--as did my dear father in 1996). but it's all in the Creator's Hands.(my dear mother passed in 2004--every time i hear Smoky Norful's song, i see her). grateful to have been alumna from DTHS: a one-of-a-kind high school, though i don't have good memories, just struggle after struggle. we were blessed, however, to have some of the finest teachers (to name a few: Mr. Taylor, Bio, Mr. Walker, French, Mr, Yannon, Eng., Mr. Triboletti, Eng, Mrs. Fisher, Math (& a few more who taught w/integrity); others just gave me a hard time because they needed to have someone upon which to harass. for example, i will never 4get the time Mr. E. Melcher wrongfully accused me of cheating--in all my days in study, i have NEVER found the need 2 cheat from anyone, anything. when i failed, i failed miserably and honestly; when i passed, i passed victoriously and honestly. i will never 4get those who made high school miserable 4 me: i could list them, but life has a way of catching up 2 our deeds and--they know who they are, whether they are living or no. i name only Melcher to clear the record on that 'cheating' incident. that humiliating day in front of the entire class i had first hand experience of the painful injustice of profiling. more significantly, this incident brought to my naive conscious the omnipresence of 'the veil,'--that overcast of gloom, of being 'less than' placed by our culture upon the descendants of the enslaved (as penned by prolific African-American writer, W. E. B DuBois). . but "it is well with my soul," because that experience taught me 2 b a BETTER teacher/professor in my own classes. in any case, no grudges; life's too short. i want to leave a legacy that will help make our world a better place for all good people (as my father requested of me). i will never forget Ms.Anna James, our counselor, as she never tired of me coming to her office daily to change my career plans. without her patience and genuine concern, i don't think i would have had the self-esteem to graduate. i was able to call her and thank her back in the 80's or so. as a retired teacher/professor myself, to hear gratitude from one of your students years after is one of the most precious rewards one can receive in life: knowing you made a lasting positive impact on at least someone! i pray all-- who graduated, went to school with me and my brothers, knew my family, whatever relationship we shared,-- are doing well and have peace. May our Creator be with you--no matter what we call ourselves, there is but one Creator! a lot of good people have passed on and that makes me sad, but i know someday, Lord-willing, we will see them again . i'm still the same Sheila, except now my experiences in life, as life is wont ...Expand for more
to do, have taught me well and i avoid people who like drama, evil. i wish i were a billionaire--not to live a luxurious life, for life is too short--but to end world hunger, abolish child abuse, and to form some type of organization geared to the well-being of every child on the planet! however, barring a billion dollars, i know our Creator will intervene and stop this needless suffering of good people and children the world over. i must have patience: a quality i never quite mastered.
Jean Haskins was my oldest and only TRUE friend, as she was as a sister to me. she never wavered, nor judged me, and through my mother, we went to A.C. and had many memories. her mother, the late Ms. Ruth Haskins, always treated me as a daughter. both are gone now, and i miss my one best friend. May G'd bless them to enter Paradise and that i see them both again!
cherish your children while you are 'their only world,' for once they enter the dangerous and cold society outside, they will have always your love to anchor them. additionally, no child is guaranteed to outlive the parent. one of life's most powerful pathos is the loss of a child. we all must return to our Creator, and no-one knows who is to go when.
The one person from my past who I'd like to see again most is Van R. Postelle (Chester, PA), whom i met during a dance at Jean's house in summer, 1964. i knew the moment he walked into her front door he was 'the one'-- (reminds of Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"). he was the one man who loved me unconditionally, but i was too distracted to realize his beauty..
MY HERO IS MY FATHER, C. E. "BUSTER" FRAZIER, as he worked ceaselessly to provide for his family, his mother and his siblings. he also had time to share his wisdom with us and to prepare us for the world beyond our home. my brothers and i were blessed to have him as our father. i miss him more than anyone else in my life! (i miss both my parents, as i am an 'orphan' in this world.) my second hero is my eldest brother, Keith E. Frazier (1944-1967), who is still MIA in Vietnam. my dear brother was autistic and was teased constantly because of his 'special class' status--i was teased as well--because i was his 'lil' sister and i didn't possess as many clothes (a "ragdoll" of sorts) as the girls in our neighborhood. these painful memories have taught me compassion, not hatred, for i know what it's like to be the pariah, the 'outcast.' i wouldn't trade these bad or good memories, for this is the way the Creator wrote my fate long before my ancestors were born. i want the wisdom to accept what He has written from now until my return to Him. i just pray He says 'well done" and that i see my beloved parents, friends, son, brothers and ancestors again. Peace be unto all who take the time to read a snipping of 'my story.' anyone who cares sincerely can reach me on fb...and peace to any who 'stopped by' to sign my 'guestbook.' i am not a full subscriber, so i barely know who you are, beyond the one free peek this site allows...but peace be unto you and thank you...
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