Celebration of Life on Saturday for Gloria J. Gaupp, 1931-2024

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Family and friends will gather Saturday to celebrate the life of Gloria Gaupp. Here’s the remembrance they are sharing with her community:

Gloria Jean Gaupp, age 94, of Seattle, died peacefully at Aegis Living on July 5.

Gloria was born in Seattle in 1931 to Nellie and Charles Gaupp. Gloria lived her entire life in West Seattle and attended West Seattle High School and Western Washington University.

While at Western Washington University, she was the Homecoming Queen and a member of the Viking Cheerleading Squad. After graduating, Gloria embraced her passion for teaching and shaping the lives of young people by teaching for over 60 years. She leaves behind thousands of former students, friends, colleagues at her church, and in her West Seattle neighborhood where she lived for 86 years.

All are welcome at the service celebrating Gloria’s remarkable life on Saturday, July 27, at 11:00 am at Galilee Baptist Church, 11517 SE 208th St, Kent.

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Sheila G July 22, 2024 (2:07 pm)

I was one of her very fortunate students at Seattle Christian School. It was her first teaching job and she was barely older than us students but definitely had command of the class. We had her over to our home in February of 2023 for a small dinner gathering with some SCS friends. She was in her element and looking forward to the move to Aegis. She was a vivacious woman with a strong faith in the Lord. God bless you, Gloria!

Richard A. Watson July 22, 2024 (9:17 pm)

I was one of Miss Gaupp’s students from 1985-1988 at Seattle Baptist School. She was our high school English teacher. My father and my aunt were students of hers at Seattle Christian where she was their History teacher. She was my favorite high school teacher, and I kept in contact with her over the years. She was always thrilled to hear from one of her students. I last spoke to her in May 2024, and we planned a lunch at Denny’s the next time I was in Seattle. I am very sad that I did not make it to Seattle in the time she had left. I miss her terribly, and I am eager to see her again. Maybe Heaven will have a Denny’s, and we can have that lunch then. Thanks for everything, Miss Gaupp!