"She is truly one of the most amazing employees at Harvard," said Ana Morrel-Samuels '00, co-president of the Co-op. "When I'm on vacation, I'll call just to hear Margaret's message."
Dudley residents said they will miss Handy's advocacy for undergraduates.
"She will fight tooth and nail for you," Morrel-Samuels said. "Should anything go wrong, I know to take it to Margaret Handy, and she'll take care of it."
For many students, Handy was a maternal figure as well as an administrator, offering motherly advice and insight.
Jackie R. Soohen '00, a Co-op resident for three years, said that Handy "goes above and beyond for everybody."
Handy said she will miss the students tremendously, saying, "I like young people."
She said the decision to plant a maturing tree was, to her "the best memory, best gift that anyone could honor me with because it's something living."
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