R-FH's 'Gordo' Resurfaces, Retires as Superintendent in Port Washington
Look who we found! Ever wonder what happened to Geoff Gordon? Well-wishers rallied around the former R-FH teacher and now retiring superintendent of Port Washington schools.
They called him "Gordo" at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School back in the day. "The day" was decades ago that the man with the proper name of Geoffrey Gordon made his mark on the R-FH academic and sports scene. He was a larger-than-life, leisure suit-sporting, popular advanced placement history teacher and football coach. No one fell asleep in Gordo's classes. He wouldn't have it. He'd hammer history details into students' heads like a zealous judge filled with compassion and humor. He had a signature dramatic, fun flair in the classroom that left students with an urge to strive for more knowledge and ask more questions. Call him the Mr. Kotter of AP students. In fact, if you were fortunate enough to make the grade and get into one of …
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Elaine Van Develde
1:55 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
Hey, Steve! ;) more ›