Virtual memorial to be held for Flagler Palm Coast principal who died of COVID-19
By FOX 35 News Staff
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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - A virtual memorial is being held on Friday for a Central Florida high school principal who passed away due to complications from COVID-19, according to Flagler Schools Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt.
Flagler Palm Coast High School announced that Principal Tom Russell tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday, November 16, and had been in quarantine since November 9. So far this is a mild case of COVID-19 if there is such a thing. Allow me to be blunt this is nothing like the flu! Covid wrecks the body in so many ways and never the same way twice, Russell wrote in a Facebook post. These are the symptoms that I have experienced: fever, chills, painful cramps, loss of breath, extreme fatigue, sore throat, excessive coughing, headaches, a loss of focus, problems communicating when speaking. I never had a flu act in this way.
Dozens of cars lined up at Flagler Palm Coast High School on Friday night to honor Principal Tom Russell, who died this week after contracting COVID-19.
Community members drove through the school s parking lot while the band played as part of a coronavirus-era memorial service. Some held signs bearing the message, Once a bulldog, always a bulldog, referencing the school s mascot. There are some who bring light so great to the world that even after they have left the light remains, one sign read.
The former superintendent of the Volusia County school district fell ill in November and was in the hospital receiving critical care before his death. He as 61.
Flagler Palm Coast principal dies after fight with COVID-19
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A principal at Flagler Palm Coast High School has died after battling COVID-19, the school district said.
LAKE MARY, Fla. - A Central Florida high school principal who tested positive for COVID-19 last month has died, according to Flagler Schools Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt.
Flagler Palm Coast High School announced that Principal Tom Russell tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday, November 16, and had been in quarantine since November 9. So far this is a mild case of COVID-19 if there is such a thing. Allow me to be blunt this is nothing like the flu! Covid wrecks the body in so many ways and never the same way twice, Russell wrote in a Facebook post. These are the symptoms that I have experienced: fever, chills, painful cramps, loss of breath, extreme fatigue, sore throat, excessive coughing, headaches, a loss of focus, problems communicating when speaking. I never had a flu act in this way.