"Many tears were shed as children, parents and friends remembered "Miss Mayra" - the devoted 46-year-old educator whose violent death has devastated the Koreatown school community. The crowd at the vigil was so large it overflowed into the street facing the school, where a pile of flowers and prayer candles were laid down to create a memorial for the slain teacher."
"She was always smiling, and her generosity, advocacy, and love for her students and colleagues showed up in everything she did. She's the teacher that stayed at recess to give students extra support, called her teaching partner to book ideas for lesson plans over the weekend and went shop to shop to find just the right supplies to make her classroom exciting and engaging."
"Miss Mayra was not just a teacher. She was someone who truly saw children for who they were and believed in who they could become. When our child needed extra care and support, Miss Mayra didn't step back, she stepped forward."
Mayra Jimenez, a 46-year-old third-grade teacher, was allegedly killed at her North Hollywood home by her firefighter husband. Her husband, Andrew Jimenez, 45, was arrested and charged with murder and faces 26 years to life if convicted. Families, students, colleagues and friends gathered at Wilshire Park Elementary for an overflowing vigil, leaving flowers and candles as a memorial. Colleagues and parents remembered her as always smiling, generous, dedicated and an advocate for students, noting she gave extra support at recess, sought engaging classroom supplies and provided special attention that helped children thrive.
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