Lincoln Charter School coach dies following COVID-19 diagnosis
Jamie Seitz was a PE teacher at the school s Denver campus, and he coached on the school s golf and basketball teams. Author: Brandon Goldner Updated: 12:18 PM EST December 29, 2020
DENVER, N.C. A popular Lincoln Charter School physical education teacher and coach died Sunday after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
Jamie Seitz s death came just hours after students and staff held a prayer vigil at the school s Denver campus Sunday afternoon.
Seitz coached golf and basketball at the school and taught physical education to all grade levels at Lincoln Charter School for more than a decade.
Updated Dec. 30 with information about a memorial service.
Jamie Seitz, a coach and physical education teacher at Lincoln Charter School, died Sunday night, reportedly from COVID-19.
He taught physical education at the Denver campus of the Lincoln County charter school since 2009. He also coached golf, volleyball and basketball, according to Chief Administrator Jonathan Bryant. He is like as close as you can get to a celebrity at Lincoln Charter, Bryant said Monday. I mean, kids loved him, had a great rapport with staff and parents.
Three of Seitz s colleagues told WFAE he had COVID-19. His family could not be reached for comment, and Bryant said the school can t release that information.