A memorial service has been set for Gustav Erick Djerf, the Riverside High School art teacher whose remains were identified last week by authorities.
Djerf, 47, will be remembered at a service at 10 a.m. Jan. 9 at Zion Lutheran Church, 2800 Pershing.
"I thank all of you for your friendship with Erick," Djerf's mom, Peggy Djerf, said in an email. "He was a wonderful person and all of us will miss him greatly." The longtime educator disappeared in August from a campsite near the Rio
Grande between Fort Hancock and Sierra Blanca.
Last month, a skull was found by a rancher in the area where Djerf was camping. Testing of the skull
determined it belonged to Djerf.
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