Darrel A. Dupra

Mr. Dupra was the best teacher I ever had, and changed my life. Thank you.

November, 9, 2010
I was at a loss for words when I found out that Mr. Dupra had passed. I had a hard time in elemantary school until I met Mr. Dupra, he understood me, he helped me open up. I was very quiet in school and didnt talk very much, but I do believe that Mr. Dupra helped me to come out of my shell. i made some really good friends in REACH. He will truly missed and remembered as the wonderful person that he was.
Patricia Park (Hilton NY)

Mr. D. was one of my favorite teachers 28 yrs. ago in Pavilion, NY. He had a tremendous influence on my education and life. He will be missed greatly. My condolences to his family and a big thank you for sharing him with the rest of us.

Mr. Dupra was one of the most influential individuals in my young life. I was honored as a kid to be part of REACH with some of my best friends in school, and some of the most memorable things from Elementary School had him right by our side. I truly enjoyed his guidance, company, and conversations, and it's always in retrospect that you realize you wish you would have gone back to visit more often. My deepest sympathy to the family.

We at Christ Community Church of Brockport are sorry to learn of your loss. Please know that your families are in our prayers. May God comfort you in this time.

Darrel, you were with me every step of my life. You were my favorite teacher's husband, a faithful and loyal regular while I waitressed through college, the man that asked the questions at my first professional interview, and my teaching partner when I got the best job I've ever had. I don't know where so may people would be right now if it weren't for your presence in their lives. I know that I am a better, more creative, and daring person because you helped guide me as a mentor and...

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Dupra family and friends. Mr. D was my sixth grade teacher in the inaugural year of QUEST. He always found a way to motivate and inspire the students in his classroom. His memory will live on forever in the minds of all the students who had the privilege to work with him. You will be greatly missed Mr. D.

Mr. D was an inspired and inspiring teacher. He had a special knack for meeting kids where they were, and then challenging and helping them to become so much more. He made learning fun and cool - we were always excited to spend our lunches working on REACH projects. He knew how to relate to his students better than any other teacher I have ever worked with, and always made us feel valued and respected as individual people and individual thinkers, regardless of how young we were. I hope...