By Richard Bammer

Jerry Eaton, a former Vanden High teacher, former Vacaville Unified trustee and a California Teachers Association official, died Wednesday in Burlingame.

Neither the family nor CTA leaders gave a cause of death. His birthdate could not be confirmed at press time, but Eaton, a lifelong Californian widely regarded as a fierce advocate for students and educators as a longtime union activist and leader, was in his late 60s or early 70s.

News of his death shocked some employees Thursday at Vanden High in Fairfield.

Source: Jerry Eaton, former Vanden teacher, VUSD trustee and CTA official, dies – The Vacaville Reporter