Brighton Teacher's Legacy Lives On Through Memorial Fund
The Shelley Compton Memorial Fund assists children in kindergarten through fourth-grade.
Shelley Compton was an extremely giving and caring person to all who knew her. The much loved Brighton kindergarten and first grade teacher passed away in 1996. She spent some of her last days planning a fund to care for local children in need before even thinking about her own funeral, according to Suzanne Johnson, a friend and fellow Brighton teacher. "She was one of these people that gave and gave," Johnson said. "She would adopt families for Christmas. She would supply food and clothing to families of her students in her classroom. Her intent was to carry on that giving spirit that she had. She planned everything." Shelley established a fund to help families with one of more children at the kindergarten through fourth-grade level by …
