▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Feld man ▁was ▁again ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁cancer . ▁ ▁She ▁announced ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁ret ire ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁A FT ▁at ▁its ▁regular ▁bien n ial ▁convention ▁in ▁July . ▁ ▁Ed ▁Mc El roy , ▁secretary - tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁A FT ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁next ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁union . ▁ ▁Sand ra ▁Feld man ▁died ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁ 6 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁her ▁second ▁husband , ▁Arthur ▁Bar nes ▁( an ▁ins urance ▁executive ), ▁two ▁step children , ▁two ▁grand children , ▁and ▁her ▁brother ▁and ▁sister . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁Al man ac ▁of ▁Fam ous ▁People . ▁ 8 8 th ▁ed . ▁Farm ington ▁Hills , ▁Mich .: ▁G ale ▁Group , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Ber ger , ▁Joseph . ▁" S andra ▁Feld man , ▁Sc ra ppy ▁and ▁Out sp oken ▁Labor ▁Le ader ▁for ▁Te ach ers , ▁Dies ▁at ▁ 6 5 ." ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Carter , ▁Barbara . ▁Pick ets , ▁Par ents , ▁and ▁Power : ▁The ▁Story ▁Be hind ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Te ach ers ' ▁St rike . ▁New ▁York : ▁C itation ▁Press , ▁ 1