Note from the President
Announcing the passing of Gloria Kapp
It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our vice president and dear friend, Gloria Kapp, who died last week of heart failure. Gloria joined the Safe Schools Desert Cities Board of Directors in 2016, after retiring from a forty-year career in...
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