Teacher killed in Texas school shooting worked two jobs to care for terminally ill husband

A teacher killed in the Texas school shooting was working two jobs to help pay for her terminally ill husband’s medical expenses, a relative said.

Cynthia Tisdale, 63, a substitute teacher at Santa Fe High School, also worked as a server at a local Italian restaurant chain to cover the costs of her husband, William’s, lung disease care, her brother-in-law told The Monitor.

“Since my brother has been very ill the last couple of years, she was a very excellent caregiver and she worked two jobs for extra income to help,” John Tisdale said.

The couple — who had been married for about 40 years — planned to move to the Rio Grande Valley as soon as Cynthia could retire.

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