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Oakland teacher Marvin Boomer mourned at large memorial service
Castlemont High School teacher Marvin Boomer was honored and remembered by family members, students, friends, and city ...
Boomer Family Demands Accountability Following Open-Casket Memorial for Dr. Marvin Boomer, Jr.
Following a powerful community memorial and open-casket viewing this afternoon at Acts Full Gospel Church in East Oakland, ...
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‘It’s not fair’: Marvin Boomer’s family, friends grieve at open-casket service
"Had this happened in Mill Valley... Marvin Boomer would be alive," the family's spokesperson said at an emotional press ...
Family of Oakland man killed by fleeing driver speaks out
OAKLAND – The family of a 40-year-old Oakland man who was hit and killed last week by a driver fleeing from officers broke ...
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Partner, parents remember 'Mr. Wonderful,' Castlemont math teacher killed in Oakland chase
For the first time, Marvin Boomer's loved ones – including his romantic partner whom he was walking with that night and whose life he saved – are opening up about their grief, the crash, and the ...
STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY AND FAMILY SPOKESPERSON MICHELLE D. BERNARD Following Open-Casket Memorial for Dr. Marvin Boomer, Jr.
Because a son of Oakland, a son of this nation, a brilliant Black man named Dr. Marvin Boomer, Jr., has been stolen from us.
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‘He really wanted to change East Oakland’: Death of Castlemont teacher leaves school community reeling
Boomer's death following a high-speed police chase has sent shockwaves through the school community, where he had worked ...
Oakland teacher saved girlfriend’s life in ‘a final act of love’
A Castlemont High School teacher saved his girlfriend’s life “in a final act of love and selflessness,” his family wrote.