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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Legendary high school football coach shot Phil Hawkins, Photographer Fresno | ca | usa | Posted: 7:21 PM on 06.24.09 ->> Ed Thomas, legendary high school football coach in Parkersburg, IA, was killed by a mentally deranged former player today. See http://tinyurl.com/n7fmv4  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Scott Morgan, Photographer Rockford | IL | United States | Posted: 7:33 PM on 06.24.09 ->> If you want to follow this story, skip Yahoo! news (no offense Phil) and head over to http://www.wcfcourier.com/ and http://www.desmoinesregister.com/ They're on it.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Matthew Sauk, Photographer Sandy | UT | United States | Posted: 8:02 PM on 06.24.09 ->> how sad and frustrating that this guy was even on the street and not in jail...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jim Slosiarek, Photographer Cedar Rapids | IA | USA | Posted: 10:07 PM on 06.24.09 ->> These guys are doing a pretty good job on the story as well. http://www.gazetteonline.com/  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Scott Morgan, Photographer Rockford | IL | United States | Posted: 10:57 PM on 06.24.09 ->> Aw crap... by bad Jim. Sorry about the snub. The Gazette is probably all over this. Check out the Iowa City Press Citizen too.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jim Slosiarek, Photographer Cedar Rapids | IA | USA | Posted: 11:41 PM on 06.24.09 ->> No worries Scott. Just giving you some friendly needling. Some good photographs were made by a handful of photographers under some difficult circumstances.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Michael Fischer, Photographer Spencer | Ia | USA | Posted: 9:28 AM on 06.25.09 ->> I never met Ed Thomas. But when I heard the news yesterday my heart sank. Ed Thomas had that kind of impact. When a good part of Parkersburg got leveled by a tornado about this time last year, including the high school and the football field, it was Ed Parker who said that they WOULD have the football field rebuilt in time for the first game. Using a army of volunteers, they did it. What Ed Thomas understood was that it wasn't just about rebuilding a football field, it was a symbol for all of Parkersburg to rebuild. Ed got the job done. So did Parkersburg. Ed Thomas was a teacher. He touched thousands of lives. To paraphrase Shakespeare, all of the good he did lives on. I won't even try to understand why this had to happen. God bless Ed Parker. God must have needed a good football coach, an even better teacher, and one of the best examples of what humans can accomplish. He got one in Ed. RIP, Coach Thomas.  This post is:  Informative (2) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Tim Hynds, Photo Editor, Photographer Sioux City | IA | USA | Posted: 5:09 PM on 06.25.09 ->> Of all the photos that moved on AP (as of 5pm) yesterday, Jim nailed it. http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/front_page_archives/ 6-25-09  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Matthew Putney, Photo Editor, Photographer Waterloo | IA | USA | Posted: 12:07 AM on 06.28.09 ->> I updated with a few old photos. Maybe after the funeral on Monday I will update with new photos. It is a very tragic, very hard on the community. One of our newsroom reporter's son was in the weight room when the shooting happened. His son is very traumatized. www.sportsshooter.com/photoput  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Legendary high school football coach shot Thread Started By: Phil Hawkins Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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