Jacqueline Steck, molder of journalists

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, May, 2007 | by Gayle Ronan Sims Inquirer Staff Writer

Jacqueline Steck liked short leads.

Miss Steck, 85, a beloved journalism teacher for 45 years at Temple University, died Sunday at Riddle Memorial Hospital in Media. After going to the movies Wednesday night, she felt tingling in her hands, then pins and needles in her head, friend Lee Carl said. He took her to the hospital, where she died of a hemorrhagic stroke. She lived in Riddle Village in Media.

"Jackie Steck was a consummate teacher," said Howard Shapiro, Inquirer travel editor and theater critic. "She praised you with a huge smile, and chided you with the same smile. She was a fabulous listener, and taught me to be a good listener as a reporter. She looked you straight in the eye and encouraged you to keep...