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Staff Story: Nancy Milner By Nicole Fash, Director of Marketing and Communications
Family is what is most important to Nancy Milner, administrative assistant to Early Elementary Division Head Sheree Du Preez. And family includes the community at Trinity School, where Nancy has worked since 2000. As her youngest sister, Blair, shared with me, “What means the most to Nancy is family: the one she grew up with, the one she raised, the one she married into, the one at Trinity, and the one she creates with friends she makes everywhere she goes.” Visiting with Nancy in her cozy office, you can see the truth of this statement. Hundreds of photos of current and past Trinity students and teachers sit alongside photos of her husband, children, and grandchildren on the walls next to Nancy’s desk.
Nancy loves being surrounded by photos of friends and family, including hundreds of Trinity students and teachers.
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“I’m surrounded by my people,” she says with a huge smile. “Including all my little friends.” Nancy grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, one of eight children born to Earl and Jerry Clark, who were also born and raised in Norfolk. Nancy was number six in line, with two older sisters, Linda and Barbara; three older brothers, Steve, Bill, and David; one younger brother, Jim; and one younger sister, Blair. “I was very blessed to grow up in such a loving and supportive big family,” says Nancy. “My parents loved kids and being with us. They and my siblings were kind, honest, and patient. We often were referred to by friends as the ‘all-American family.’ If you needed help with something, there was always someone willing to pitch in help you out. Honestly, my siblings were my best friends.” Education was very important to Nancy’s parents, and they instilled that in their children. Her father graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in aeronautical engineering, and her mother completed a two-year program at Old Dominion, which was the Norfolk Division of William & Mary at the time. “We were very proud of our parents; they were such wonderful role models,” says Nancy. “My dad was a
