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Jessica Rinaldi for the Boston GlobeHundreds of mourners came to St. Augustine Church in Andover Sunday for the wake of Colleen Ritzer, the Danvers High School rteacher killed last week.
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Jessica Rinaldi for the Boston GlobeMourners embraced Sunday after leaving the wake.
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Jessica Rinaldi for the Boston GlobeRitzer’s former college roommates Natalie Geeza, Jennifer Roberge, and Caroline Rufo held hands before they spoke to the media.
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Jessica Rinaldi for the Boston GlobeHigh school students, college classmates, and family friends had visited the church throughout the afternoon to say goodbye.
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Laura FogartyLaura Fogarty, Ritzer’s preschool teacher, with Ritzer, who was the flower girl in her wedding as a child.
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Laura FogartyFogarty met Ritzer in 1990, when the future teacher was a 15-month-old toddler carrying a green blanket.
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Jessica Rinaldi for the Boston GlobeStudents from Danvers High waited after arriving on school buses to pay respects to the effervescent math teacher.
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Jessica Rinaldi for the Boston GlobeAbout 10 buses were parked outside the church, and mourners waited in line to pay their respects.