Inglewood principal Mendoza, Redondo Beach refugee activists Gabriel, Katie-Jay Scott Stauring victims of auto accident
by Kevin Cody The three people who died in a four-car collision last Tuesday evening at the intersection of Marine Avenue, and Pacific Coast Highway, in Manhattan Beach, have been identified as Christian Mendoza, 48. Gabriel Stauring, 55, and his wife Katie-Jay Scott Stauring, 40, all of Redondo Beach. Mendoza was the newly appointed principal of Bennett-Kew P-8 Leadership Academy, according to a statement released by Erika Torres, an Inglewood Unified School District administrator. Mendoza began his teaching career in the 1990s at Inglewood’s Highland Elementary School. He then spent nine years with the Lennox Unified School District, before being appointed principal this year of Bennett-Kew. Mendoza is survived by his wife Leticia, daughter Alexis, and son Issac. A GoFundMe page may be found at GoFundMe.com/f/tribute-to-christian-mendoza. Gabriel Stauring graduated from Cal State Dominguez and founded iAct in 2005. The nonprofit is best known for its Refugee United Soccer Academies in Chad, Tanzania, and the Central Republic of Africa. Katie-Jay Scott joined iAct in 2007 and married Stauring in 2009. The couple leave behind 9-year-old daughter Leila Paz and 18-year-old son…
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