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Rowlett High teacher collapses, dies

05:35 PM CST on Wednesday, November 16, 2005

By MARGARITA MARTIN-HIDALGO / The Dallas Morning News

A teacher collapsed at Rowlett High School on Wednesday morning and died later at Lake Pointe Medical Center.

Two students found Sandra Reaves-Blackmon, chairwoman of the school’s business and career technology department, shortly after 8:30 a.m. on a classroom floor, said Steve Knagg, the Garland school district’s director of communications.

A school nurse tried to revive her with a defibrillator but couldn’t, Mr. Knagg said.

Paramedics who went to the school, at 4700 Kirby Road, also tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate the 51-year-old teacher, said principal Marlene Hammerle.

Dr. Hammerle said Ms. Reaves-Blackmon, who had taught at the school since it opened in 1996, was a great teacher and loved by her colleagues. She was the wife of the school’s head basketball coach, Stan Blackmon.

Stan's son, Stan Jr, was All-Conference at Arkansas Little-Rock a few years ago and his daughters stared for the National Champions Lady Bears last year.

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Rowlett High teacher collapses, dies

05:35 PM CST on Wednesday, November 16, 2005

By MARGARITA MARTIN-HIDALGO / The Dallas Morning News

A teacher collapsed at Rowlett High School on Wednesday morning and died later at Lake Pointe Medical Center.

Two students found Sandra Reaves-Blackmon, chairwoman of the school’s business and career technology department, shortly after 8:30 a.m. on a classroom floor, said Steve Knagg, the Garland school district’s director of communications.

A school nurse tried to revive her with a defibrillator but couldn’t, Mr. Knagg said.

Paramedics who went to the school, at 4700 Kirby Road, also tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate the 51-year-old teacher, said principal Marlene Hammerle.

Dr. Hammerle said Ms. Reaves-Blackmon, who had taught at the school since it opened in 1996, was a great teacher and loved by her colleagues. She was the wife of the school’s head basketball coach, Stan Blackmon.

Stan's son, Stan Jr, was All-Conference at Arkansas Little-Rock a few years ago and his daughters stared for the National Champions Lady Bears last year.

Sorry to hear this about Stan's wife. Prayers to his family in this time of premature loss.

As I recall, Stan Blackmon helped us debut a brand spanking new Super Pit in the 1972/1973 basketball season in what I believe was his senior year at NT.

Truly some sad news concerning his wife.

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