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Rochester, Mn (KROC-AM News) - The Rochester School District says a former teacher passed away today while volunteering at Washington Elementary School.

A statement issued by the school district this afternoon says emergency personnel were sent to the school this afternoon in response to a medical emergency involving a school volunteer.

"We are saddened to share that longtime friend of Washington Elementary, Mary Ellen Trueman, died shortly after arriving at the main office at Washington."

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The statement says Trueman began volunteering to help primary grade students at Washington Elementary after a career as an elementary school teacher.

"She was always ready with a joke of the day for the staff each day she volunteered. She had a true passion for teaching and for students. We share our deepest condolences to Mary Ellen's friends and family."

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