New York public school teacher Courtney Fannon spent of the last moments of her life at school, collapsing shortly after sending her husband a quick text on Friday.
Fannon spent that day like she would any other day at Kendall Central School, gathering her thoughts and materials before heading home for the day.
All Kendall Central teachers were on campus that day, completing professional development trainings. The school was closed to students that day, district spokesperson Steve Dawe told USA TODAY Thursday.
Minutes after sending the message to her husband, she was found unresponsive in a school building, Matthew Smith, a close friend of the couple wrote on GoFundMe.
Fannon, who was pregnant with her first daughter, Hadley Jaye, was transported to a local hospital, where life saving measures began for both mother and daughter. They died later that evening.
“The world lost 2 beautiful souls, Courtney Fannon and Hadley Jaye Fannon, long before any of us were ready to live in a world without them. They were called to eternal rest the night of March 8th, after a very tragic and unexpected turn of events,” according to the GoFundMe post.
The funds raised through GoFundMe, about $47,623 as of Wednesday, will go towards covering any final expenses, including medical bills, funeral service costs and keep Fannon’s husband Kurtis afloat for the short-term.
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