DENVER (KDVR) -- Community members are planning to gather for a vigil in honor of a beloved middle school teacher who was killed in a crash in Weld County.
Christine Schwarz, a 57-year-old seventh-grade science teacher at La Salle North Valley Middle School, was one of three people who were killed in a crash on April 30.
Colorado State Patrol previously said that the crash happened when a suspected stolen vehicle fled from deputies and crossed over into oncoming traffic on Highway 85 in Platteville. A spokesperson for the Weld County Sheriff's Office told FOX31's Vicente Arenas that they are not sure if a pursuit was happening at the time of the crash. Both agencies are investigating.
When news broke of Schwarz's death, classes at the school were canceled for two days. Several community members told FOX31 that word spread quickly and the death hit the community hard.
“There’s been a lot of heartbreak and shock… The kids, just trying to figure out what it’s going to look like going back to a building without a treasured teacher,” North Valley Middle School parent Ashley Grauberger told Arenas.
Community comes together to honor teacher, raise funds
Members of the community are planning to celebrate her life with a candlelight vigil on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the north shelter in La Salle Park.
While grieving continues and there are still many questions surrounding her death, her husband Chris now faces a new reality of life without her, along with unexpected expenses. But members of the community are trying to help with that.
Denver Nuggets star launches AI funeral planning platformA neighbor, Sabrina Flanagan, started an online fundraiser through GoFundMe to go toward end-of-life expenses like a celebration of life, as well as to help Chris keep up with everyday living expenses.
In the GoFundMe post, Flanagan describes Schwarz as a "rare, extraordinary" soul who changed people's lives just by being herself.
"Chris shared how he had gone searching for her after not being able to reach her, only to come upon the scene himself—only to realize, with unimaginable heartbreak, that this is why she did not answer. She had already been taken from the site. And in the midst of his own shock and grief, Chris’s first instinct was to call her school principal—not for himself, but out of concern for her students. Because Christine wasn’t just a teacher—she was a beacon of love, support, and inspiration to every child she taught," the GoFundMe post reads.
The goal is to raise $25,000, and as of Thursday afternoon, nearly $3,000 had been donated to the cause. Those who wish to help can donate to the GoFundMe online.
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