RIVERSIDE — Stebbins High School will be closed today so staff and students can attend the funeral of a longtime teacher and coach.
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Ron Coleman passed away Tuesday after a medical condition, Mad River Local Schools announced on social media.
News Center 7 previously reported he was with the Mad River Local School for more than 20 years.
Coleman did everything from teaching health to coaching boys and girls basketball.
“He was just a genuinely good person. He cared about people more than I’ve ever seen anybody care about people,” Chad Wyen, Mad River Local Schools superintendent, told News Center 7 on Friday.
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News Center 7 reported Friday that fans were asked to wear pink at Friday’s football game at Stebbins High School to support Coleman.
The stands were a sea of pink, showing the impact Coleman had on the community.
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The funeral will be held this morning at 11 a.m. at Fairhaven Church in Centerville on the 600 block of E. Whipp Road, according to his obituary.
The school district said all other buildings in Mad River will be open and operating their normal school hours today and only Stebbins High School will be closed.
All evening activities will take place as scheduled tonight for Stebbins students.
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