Julie Little died on January 11 from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 78. She leaves behind her husband David, two children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Julie and David, who met at a teacher training college and married in 1968, moved to Suffolk in 1972. Julie then took up a post at Gusford Primary School, where she stayed and worked for more than 20 years as a reception teacher, and a further seven years voluntarily. Julie with children playing cricket (Image: David Little)“She was an old-school style of teacher, someone who was interested more in the children than statistics or grades.