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GoFundMe effort in honor of Uvalde couple raises more than $2.6 million in four days

A GoFundMe campaign started in honor of Irma Garcia, one of the two teachers killed in the Texas school shooting, and her husband, Joe, who died Thursday, has

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A GoFundMe campaign started in honor of Irma Garcia, one of the two teachers killed in the Texas school shooting, and her husband, Joe, who died Thursday, has

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  • A GoFundMe campaign started in honor of Irma Garcia, one of the two teachers killed in the Texas school shooting, and her husband, Joe, who died Thursday, has raised more than $2.6 million in just four days.
  • Irma Garcia was a fourth grade teacher who had been teaching at Robb Elementary in Uvalde for 23 years.
  • She and her co-teacher of five years, Eva Mireles, were killed along with 19 children after the 18-year-old gunman gunned them down last week.
  • The campaign quickly surpassed its initial goal of $10,000, and has raised its money from more than 46,000 donations.