Tragedy (Stan Blackmon Family)

Cooley · November 17, 2005

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.

PlummMeanGreen · November 19, 2005

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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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.