MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - As estranged husband Chris Jones goes to court again Wednesday, Heather Palumbo-Jones' friends are preparing for her funeral.

Former co-workers said while they grieve, they also remember the legacy she built.

"It has been tough. The days she was found I lapsed into my work model," said Gayle Resneck Small of Licensed Master of Social Work.

At the Jewish Family Service Center Small is struggling through an uncommon week.

She used to teach a toddler class upstairs at the JCC.

Heather was her assistant. Now, Small is a social worker tasked with counseling Palumbo-Jones' former co-workers through the grieving process.

"Certainly it's a grief for me and one that will need to be attended to. And one of the ways we can do that for one another is we can be there," said Smalls.

Palumbo-Jones left the JCC last summer to take a job as a teacher at Frayser Achievement Elementary School.

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - It is the time of year that many high school seniors or rising seniors are focused on college admissions, and that process can be daunting. A native Memphian who helps parents and students through the pitfalls of college admissions has some advice for saving money on the cost of college.

"We are seeing so much competition. [It's] one of the greatest reasons, and it's great for Memphis, that we have lower dropout rates," said former Memphis City Schools teacher and student Vanessa Peterson who now works for a college prep company called Kaplan. "We're talking with seniors who have gone through the ACT process. They've actually taken the test and now their looking at their admissions options."

There are four common scenarios:

1.) What if my top choice rejects me?

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - Two suspicious letters, one sent to President Barack Obama and one to the U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, postmarked out of Memphis tested positive for ricin – a deadly chemical poison. It may have some of you wondering, what is ricin?

"It's a very toxic natural substance," said University of Memphis Chemistry Dept. Chair Abby Parill-Baker.

Ricin is a poison that is present in castor beans, according the New York State Department of Health. It is part of the waste that is produced during the production of castor oil and as such, is one of the most easily produced plant toxins.

The chemical is extremely deadly, and an amount as small as a pinhead, about 500 micrograms, can be enough to kill, according to OSHA.gov.

"The skills to make it are on pat with the same kinds of skills that people use to make illicit narcotics," said Parill-Baker.