GoFundMe Effort Launched In Memory Of Glastonbury Teacher

GLASTONBURY, CT — On Tuesday, Glastonbury teacher Laura Kirsche Hart died unexpectedly at the age of 34. She left behind a husband and three children, and in her memory, a GoFundMe campaign has been launched to aid her family.

As of Monday morning, the effort had generated more than $152,000 toward a goal of $175,000.

"To say Laura was an angel would be an understatement," wrote the page's organizers, the Laabs and Bangs families, adding that Hart had already beaten cancer when she died. "Having Laura in our lives was a true blessing that will surround us with love forever."

Hart was a graduate of Wethersfield High School, where she was a star in track and basketball. She obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Connecticut.

She spent nearly a decade teaching in Glastonbury Public Schools, most recently as a fourth grade teacher at Naubuc Elementary School.

"Throughout her life, she was a teacher both in and out of the classroom," her obituary read. "In her final lesson, she taught those closest to her the meaning of courage and grace."

Hart's family will receive relatives and friends from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel at 277 Folly Brook Boulevard in Wethersfield.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at The Church of the Incarnation at 544 Prospect Street in Wethersfield. Burial will follow at Village Cemetery in Wethersfield.

To view the GoFundMe page in memory of Laura Kirsche Hart, click here.

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