Sadly, we report that Covid-19 has claimed the life of Glen Nakahara, a beloved and talented music teacher from Garden Grove, California. He succumbed to the disease on July 26, 2020.

Sadly, we report the passing of yet another beloved and talented educator to Covid-19. Glen Nakahara, an elementary school music teacher from Garden Grove, Orange County, California, succumbed to the disease on July 26, 2020. He was 61 years old.

Glen was born on Sept. 15, 1958. He graduated from Santiago High School in Garden Grove,  California. Following his high school graduation, Glen enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, where he earned his degree in 1981. While there, he played the trumpet in the university’s marching band.

Glen’s career as a music educator spanned 30 years. He inaugurated his career at Lindbergh Middle School in Long Beach, where he taught for 10 years. He spent the last 20 years of his career at Jackie Robinson Academy in Long Beach. The beloved educator touched the lives of thousands of students, remembered Robinson Academy Principal Salvadore Madrigal. “He loved this school, and we all are heartbroken with his loss. He has left so many memories and a wonderful legacy behind,” Madrigal asserted.

In addition to his classroom activities, the talented musician performed as the lead trumpet player in the marching band that performed in the Disneyland Parade. He also performed in the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics.

To read more about Glen Nakahara, click on this link to the Orange County Register.