Ed Thomas, Head Coach of Aplington-Parkersburg, Shot to Death in School's Weight Room
by Adam Jacobi on Jun 24, 2009 10:31 AM CDT
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Wow. Ed Thomas, shot at point blank range multiple times, died at Waterloo's Covenant Hospital this morning. We really don't know what to say, other than that we're glad no kids were attacked and that the suspect's in custody. Past that, this is such an unbelievable tragedy that we're speechless.
Thomas was the high school football coach of Jared DeVries, Aaron Kampman, Casey Wiegmann, and a ton of other Hawkeyes. He won two state titles, was named High School Coach of the Year by the NFL in 2003, and was the rock the town of Parkersburg needed as they rebuild from that massive tornado that flattened the town 13 months ago.
The school even officially renamed their Sacred Acre "Ed Thomas Field" a while back; now, that designation seems more grief-soaked than congratulatory.
This is a giant loss for the town, the state, and sports in general. Rest in peace, Ed.
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From the first A-P game after the tornado:
Ed will be missed. I can’t think of anything else to say. God bless.
storminspank: "Or we could join you can take our pants off."
My condolences to his family
It doesn’t make sense.
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jun 24, 2009 11:38 AM CDT reply actions
tradegy
sounds like it was a former player from the class of 2003, there is a thread on this on the rivals page, and this kid had a pretty long rap sheet already established. other bloggers have also mentioned that he just got out of jail this weekend, and that he had applied to be an assistant coach and was rejected which may have been his motive. another blogger claiming a source said that he(the shooter) has a little brother still on the team that was in attendance. there was also a report that one of the 4 nfl players that he produced was their working out as well. i dont know what if any of this is true, but thats what i have gathered so far. their is an article on espn.com and on just about every other site as well
Posted by your_master5 on rivals.com message board:
Per Iowa Courts Online
Mark Becker (born 6/3/85)
6/20/09 Eluding Parkersburg Police Department
6/20/09 Reckless Driving
6/20/09 Failure to Stop at Yield Sign
6/20/09 Speeding 20+ Over
3/2/09 Speeding 6-10 Over
12/19/08 Criminal Mischief 4th Degree (86 days in jail)
11/18/08 Assault Causing Bodily Injury
1/26/07 Speeding 20+ Over
9/8/05 Safety Belt
1/10/05 OWI 1st Offense
9/24/04 Speeding 1-5 Over
8/4/03 Unsafe Approach to Stationary Vehicle
6/14/03 Possession of Drugs
10/9/02 Speeding 6-10 Over
3/1/01 Unsafe Turn
i have to innocently point out another post on the hawkeyereport.com 'Hawkeye Lounge'
at 10 am Hawkeye4Life78 said this:
Re: OT: Ed Thomas: A-P Football coach Reply
I am hearing from Ed’s brother in laws wife…that it was a former player..most likely 2004 graduate that was depressed and part of a well known Parkersburg family…
Posted on 6/24 10:00 AM | IP: Logged
I guess that means that he was talking to Ed’s sister?
by 2mannings1cup on Jun 24, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, it could be...
His wife’s brother’s wife. Which is probably more correct than “Ed’s sister”
by Buddy Light on Jun 24, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
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