Beloved VA Principal Peg Myrick Passes Away Friday After Battle With Colorectal Cancer

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA. (THECOUNT) — Beloved Central Virginia educator, Peggy “Peg” Myrick, of South Chesterfield, VA, has passed away Friday afternoon following a four-year fight with cancer.

Myrick, 39, inspired thousands on social media by going public with her diagnosis with a terminal illness.

Myrick was a teacher in Hanover County as well as an assistant principal at Northumberland High School and principal at Northumberland Middle School, both in Claraville, VA, for the 2016-2017 school year before she as diagnosed with colorectal cancer in October of 2016.

“It is with a heavy and broken heart that I pass on the news that our beloved Peggy Myrick has passed away today at 12:17 p.m.,” Northumberland County Public Schools Director of Instruction Amy S. Lamb wrote, reports WTVR.

“Our community in Northumberland loves Peggy,” Lamb added.

Geo quick facts: Chesterfield County is a county located just south of Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county’s borders are primarily defined by the James River to the north and the Appomattox River to the south. Its county seat is Chesterfield Court House – Wikipedia.