Amy Beth Polta

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Born March 31, 1977 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. She was the oldest child of Timothy John Polta and Sheryl Ann Timko.

Description

Amy was of average build and height. She had brown hair and brown eyes. She wore eyeglasses for a better part of her life.

Early Years

• Childhood - Paulette when by the nickname "Shay Shay."
• Siblings
  • Paige Elizabeth Polta

Education

• Amy graduated in 1995 from Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
• She graduated with a Bachelors in English and Secondary English from Cornell College in Mr. Vernon, Linn County, Iowa.
• She graduated with a Masters in Reading and Literacy from Westminster College in Mt. Vernon, Linn County, Iowa.
• She graduated with a Masters in Library and Information Sciences from Kent State University in Ohio.

Religion

Amy was baptized in the Catholic faith. Her godparents were Robert Polta and Paulette (Timko) Propst

Amy later converted to the Protestant faith.

Family Years

Married Jonathan Carl Ramey on November 11, 2000 at Open Door Community Church by Pastor Arthur S. Nicolli, Jr in McDonald, Trumbull County, Ohio. The couple had one children: one girl - Genevieve Grace.

The couple would have eventually have one child;

• Genevieve Grace Ramey

Residences

• She lived at 1224 Hollywood Street NE in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.

Working Years

• She was a mother and homemaker
• Amy started out her career as a substitute teacher in the special education department at Hubbard High School in Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio and then transitioned within a few years to predominantly teaching Advanced English and reading classes. She taught Honors 9 for eleven years, College Prep 9 for five years, College Prep 12 for two years, and Advanced Placement Literature and Language for seven and six years respectively, so English became her permanent home.

Personal Life

She loved crocheting, scrapbooking and attending local book clubs

Death

Amy was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in June 2012 during her pregnancy with her first and only daughter, Genevieve. Mrs. Ramey gave birth to Genevieve somewhat early at 32 weeks in order to undergo intense chemotherapy along with other treatments. Ultimately, she had to stop teaching in the fall of 2012 due to the intensity of the treatments, and the effect they were having on her body.

Then in October of 2014, Amy had a relapse of the leukemia, and this time the cancer came back worse than ever. Her only option was to have a bone marrow in the effort to eliminate the cancer. Her students and the community rallied around her and hosted events including a bone marrow donor drive in December of 2014, spearheaded by science teacher Mrs. Tiffany Bendersky. Her students helped to raise money for the family’s medical costs by selling “Team Ramey” t-shirts, and they ended up selling hundreds!

Amy died from her leukemia on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at home in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.