Many of them filled the amphitheater at Fort Washington Elementary School to honor the administrator's life.
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The celebration of life took place just a few hours after a press conference was held by CHP, asking for the public's help in finding the person who hit and killed the beloved educator.
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Action News spoke with one woman who drove all the way down from San Jose for the memorial because her stepchildren had Gladding as a teacher.
"My stepson went here too as well he always said hello to him and gave him high fives and everything it was cute he had a personal relationship with each individual, a special touch he brought to his school," said Yesenia Quesada.
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Gavin Gladding joined Clovis Unified in 2005, working first as a science teacher at Alta Sierra Intermediate and then Clovis West High School.
He joined Fort Washington in 2015 as a Guidance Instructional Specialist, which is the equivalent to a Vice Principal.
A fund has been set up to assist his family and children. You can go to any Wells Fargo branch to make a donation.
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