The memories flooded David McCormicks room at Coventry High School on Thursday. About 24 hours later, students had a 120-square-foot poster covering two chalkboards nearly filled with goodbyes.

I will always miss you and love you, one comment reads. There will be a huge hole in our hearts, another writes.

McCormick, 50, died this week. Investigators at the county medical examiners office said that toxicology reports in the next few weeks may determine the cause of death but assured that there were no signs of foul play.

Meanwhile, a district grieves.

The outpour of grief has been overwhelming, said Cindy McDonald, Coventry High School principal.

McDonald describes McCormick as an iconic figure at Coventry.

He was Mr. Coventry.

He announced most school events, whether sports or academic related. He was involved in the PTA and the boosters. He was a social studies teacher at the high school and the senior class advisor.

But it was the things he did everyday that she and others will never forget.

Students told McDonald that he would smile when he saw them. Others confessed that it was because of McCormick that they decided to stick it out and attend college.

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Coventry grieves loss of well-loved teacher