Gainesville High School principal Chris Mance died this morning at Northeast Georgia Medical Center after a brief battle with esophageal cancer. He was 50. “It is a tremendous loss for all of us in Gainesville, not just for Gainesville High School but our community,” Superintendent Merrianne Dyer said. “Our prayers are with his family and friends.” She went on to say, “We were grateful for the time we had with him and he will be missed.” In a written statement later this afternoon, Dyer said that “all who encountered Chris realized and admired his honesty, strength, courage, professionalism and undisputed love of our students and for Gainesville High. “Undoubtedly, and unabashedly, Chris was the spirit of the Red Elephant nation.” A candlelight vigil remembering Mance is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday at “The Rock,” an iconic boulder that Gainesville High uses for spray-painted messages. The Rock sits off Article source: http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/66855/
GHS principal dies after brief cancer battle
Posted on April 29th, 2012 in Athens/Gainesville
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