NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cindy Peak was remembered as a faithful mom who fiercely liked her household, a “spitfire” and a longtime educator who introduced out the very best in her college students.
Tons of of individuals stuffed Christ Presbyterian Church on Saturday to have fun the lifetime of Peak, 61, a substitute instructor killed throughout a capturing at The Covenant Faculty.
Pictures capturing particular moments of her and her kids’s lives embellished the church and performed on a display for mourners.
Peak “invested her life totally within the encouragement of others,” pastor Scott Sauls mentioned through the service. Her three favourite roles have been that of a loving mom, spouse and instructor, he mentioned.
“We are going to by no means cease lacking her,” Sauls mentioned.
“Cindy was loyal to household and buddies and she or he liked her college students and fogeys,” her sister Debbie Dunlap mentioned. “However the absolute loves of her life have been her husband and youngsters.”
Peak was amongst six individuals killed Monday when a former pupil opened fireplace on the non-public Christian faculty. Authorities recognized the victims as faculty head Katherine Koonce, 60; faculty custodian Mike Hill, 61; and college students Hallie Scruggs, William Kinney, and Evelyn Dieckhaus, all 9.
A funeral for Evelyn was Friday.
Dunlap mentioned Peak’s love for her kids “launched her into one other stratosphere.”
“Cindy was an incredible mother, smart in her counsel and fierce in her love,” she mentioned, telling the church that she is going to miss spending hours on the telephone, sharing “our biggest joys and our deepest hurts.”
“She was my confidant, my greatest buddy, my beloved sister,” Dunlap mentioned by way of tears. “Nobody can exchange her.”
Her husband, Chris Peak, mentioned “there isn’t a doubt in my thoughts, in my household’s thoughts, that Cindy died a hero.”
Ellie Peak mentioned her mom was “feisty” and a “spitfire” and steadfast in her religion in God.
An on-line obituary acknowledged that Peak needed to be remembered first for her love of God adopted by her love for her husband, their three kids and everybody else she thought of household.
Sally Weatherly, a buddy and fellow instructor, shared tales of Peak selecting her up in her “scorching purple sports activities automobile” and exhibiting her Nashville.
She mentioned Peak had “robust opinions and nice recommendation,” made the very best banana bread and had an infectious smile and chortle.
Peak made do-it-yourself Christmas ornaments for everybody in her third-grade class, Weatherly mentioned.
“She was a gatherer of individuals,” she mentioned on the funeral.
A motive for the capturing stays unclear, though the police chief mentioned “resentment” might have performed a task. The 28-year-old shooter was fatally shot by Officers Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo.
Daniella Silva reported from Nashville. Minyvonne Burke from Pennsylvania.
Minyvonne Burke contributed.
