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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, January 16, 1992                   TAG: 9201160354
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
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FORMER BYRD TEACHER CINDY HENSON DIES

Cindy Henson, who taught English and was named Teacher of the Year three times at William Byrd High School, died Wednesday after a long fight against multiple sclerosis. She was 38.

Henson sponsored "Sketches," the school literary magazine, and was well known for her traditional Christmas Eve open houses for former students.

Henson, a Roanoke native, was diagnosed with MS in 1984. The incurable disease affects the nervous system.

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