Kristin Leclercq

Kristin Muma Leclercq, 58, died on Saturday, March 23, 2013, after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer in January 2012. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and moved to Madison in 1967 with her mother and sister. Her father, Ralph Edward Muma, Jr., was killed in a mid-aicollision when Kristin was not quite three years old. She attended Van Hise Junior High School, Madison West High School, and received a B.A. From UW-Madison and an M.A in Connecticut. Always ready for a challenge, she worked in New York's Green Market and the city's travel and hotel industries. She even spent time as the "Cheese Lady" at Balducci's deli in Connecticut. But she found that teaching was her true calling, and she made good use of her boundless energy and creativity with her classes of kindergarten students and first graders. She is survived by her children, Tiffany Remington Bell, Tia Remington Bell (Brian Mulhern), and Roman Leclercq; mother Beverly Muma Blahnik; sister Lauren Muma; cousin and friend Janet O'Brien; cousin Bill Barks, and an aunt, Nonie Barks. Her many friends here and abroad will miss her deeply. The family thanks her dear friend Gwen Evans, the wonderful, caring people at Shorewood Elementary School, the Capital Lakes Care staff, and the Carbone Cancer Center. A Gathering of Friends will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Cress Center, 6021 University Avenue, Madison, from 2 pm. until 6 pm. Donations can be made to Shorewood Elementary School, 1105 Shorewood Boulevard, Madison, WI 53705, for building and maintaining a children's "Little Lending Library" at the school.