Family, friends and community members came together Saturday to remember an educator who served as a guidance counselor at Raines High School for 35 years.

Family and friends on Friday gathered to remember an educator, who served as a guidance counselor at Raines High School for 35 years.

Heartfelt and heartbroken remembrances flooded Deborah Mosley Norman’s Facebook page Saturday as word spread that the longtime educator had died overnight.

The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored the content. On Saturday evening, his work behind the campaign earned Palmer a win at the inaugural Jacksonville Image Awards, a first-of-its-kind awards show that celebrates pioneers in the African American community. Besides Palmer, six other individuals were recognized for their outstanding efforts to make the world around them a better place. Moses Evans, the band director for KIPP Impact Middle School, won the “Music Excellence” award for his efforts leading students and former pupils down the path to success. Thomas, the president of Baptist Medical Center South, is one of only a handful of African American hospital presidents in the nation.