May 19th, 2009 - NY Daily News
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The grieving widow of beloved educator Mitchell Wiener vowed Monday night to return to the classroom within days at an emotional vigil for the city's first swine flu victim.
Bonnie Wiener, who teaches at Intermediate School 238 in Hollis, Queens, where her husband was an assistant principal, told mourners she will be back at work early next week.
"They can't keep me away," Bonnie Wiener said.
Looking sad and weary, Bonnie Wiener stood at the entrance of her school, welcoming many of the 200 mourners with embraces.
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