Sandy Hook teacher remembered for 'megawatt smile'

Principal Dawn Hochsprung, counselor Mary Sherlach and teacher's aide Anne Marie Murphy earned master's degrees at SCSU. Vicki Soto, a first-grade teacher, was working on a master's.

At the memorial Tuesday, fellow students remembered how Soto lit up when she talked about her students.

Louise Spear-Swerling, Soto's adviser, recalls how Soto had accidentally missed a recent appointment because of car problems. But Soto, she recalled, won her over with profuse apologies. She says Soto was sweet and genuine, with a "very winsome, megawatt smile."

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