Rest in peace Mr. Gaia, I'm  so sorry to read this. He was a great principal at Leavitt. I remember  when me and a boy got into a fight, he made us write an essay to explain why we shouldn't  fight and why we should be friends instead of suspending us, I remember him coming to our 5th grade classroom and teaching us how to make hamburger in aluminum  foil. In my memory  he always smiled, always listened to us and when he came to the classroom everyone  was excited to see him. He treated my parents with such respect, I remember watching him talk to my parents.  God bless his family in this tough time.