When Pat Fiorillo, 48, died on March 9, he didn’t just leave behind a wife and two daughters. He also left an estimated 10,000 students – lives he’d touched during his 23-year career at Sacajawea Middle School. On Friday evening, scores of those students, along with friends and family, overflowed the commons at Rogers High School at a memorial, honoring the beloved teacher and coach. Many students wore T-shirts with the family motto “Never Lose Hope” on the front and a picture of the Fiorillo family on the back/Cindy Hval, SR. More here. (SR photo: Sacajawea teacher Pat Fiorillo received many get-well wishes before his death)

Question: Do you remember a teacher who made a difference in your life?