Sweet Home High School students and staff members were shocked and saddened last week by the death of long-time staffer Ralph Valentine.
Valentine, 64, was a special education assistant who had been with the district since December of 1988, Principal Pat Stineff said.
Though he spent many years in special education, Valentine, a quiet, unassuming man with a bushy mustache, most recently assisted in math classes, she said.
“He was especially well known for his…