Teacher killed in hit-and-run mourned by hundreds at former school
“I know I’m going to forget a lot of things,’’ said Sophia Mercurio, a former student of Emily Zarnoch. “But I know I’ll never forget the impact she had on me.’’
That’s what kind of teacher and person Zarnoch was. She worked as a substitute teacher at Central Middle School in Quincy and before she even had the chance to start a full-time teaching position, she had already touched the lives of hundreds in her hometown—500 of whom turned out for her memorial service on Monday.
Zarnoch was killed in a hit-and-run accident last week when a drunk driver ran her down in Maine, The Boston Globe reported. She was 24.
Monday’s service was held at Central Middle School in Quincy, where Zarnoch was supposed to begin teaching the seventh grade.
Read the full Globe story here.
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