April 30, 1916 - July 6, 2015

Nell Mettrey Kahdy was born and reared in Elizabeth City, NC. Nell's family moved to Raleigh where she graduated from Hugh Morson High School. Afterward, she majored in English and foreign Languages at Meredith College and UNC and began teaching in Warsaw, NC. She temporarily left teaching during WWII to serve as an interpreter of French and German for the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. During that time, she met and married George A. Kahdy, a pilot in the US Air Force; they remained very happily married for seventy-one years.

After the War, Nell returned to NC and lived in Knightdale where she resumed her teaching career and raised three successful children. Four years later, she and George moved to Raleigh where she taught French and German at Needham Broughton High School for twenty-eight years. She was proud to relate that she loved every student she ever taught and never sent one to the office for disciplinary reason. At times, four of her former students were her doctors, a fact she attributed to a long and happy life.

While working as head of the Foreign Language department at Broughton, Nell was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the University of Munich and was the first High School teacher of German in NC. The National Foreign Language Association honored her as one of sixteen most superlative teachers in the United States.

In 1964, Nell became associated with the American Institute for Foreign Studies and for 30 years, supervised students and teachers in European study during the summers. With her lively and enthusiastic personality, she made many friends and served as a good American ambassador. In France, the Mayor of St. Jean de Luz, had a celebration and appointed Nell as an honorary citizen of the town.

Maintaining a positive outlook throughout her long and happy life, Nell never lost her love for people, music, and teaching, even when dementia slowly stole her short term memory. She never failed to express her gratitude to the wonderful staff at the Dubose Center at the Cedars of Chapel Hill where she spent her finals years.

Nell is survived by her husband, George, her children Barbara Estes (Jim), Dr. George N. Kahdy (Martha) and Georgette Stone (Fred); five grandchildren, Mettrie Lari (John), Demeree Stone Rosenberg, Fred Stone III, Dr. Kathryn Kahdy and Dr. Kristin Broadwell (Chad); and five great grandchildren, nieces and nephews in the Wehbie, Salem, Mettrey, and Saloom families.

The family will have a private memorial service at a later date.

Tax exempt donations in her memory can be made to the George A. Kahdy Enloe H. S. Scholarship Endowment c\o the NC Community Foundation 4601 Six Forks Rd, Suite 524, Raleigh, NC 27609

Arrangements are under the care of Brown-Wynne Funeral Home 300 Saint Mary's St. Raleigh, NC 27605.