Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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January 20, 1956 - March 6, 2026
Rod leaves behind his wife of 36 years, Vickie Blankenship Reese, his son, Jeramie (Bear) Walker, stepson Jeremy Eichenberger, a grandson Brandon Bailey McGill, step grandson Kaydin Broady Eichenberger and a son-in-law, Sean McGill.
He was proceeded in death by his father Howard Lamar Reese, mother Connie June Crumly, stepmother Carol Reese, his brother Donald Reese and his daughter Renee Walker McGill (Sean).
In lieu of flowers his family requests donations to True North or Set Free Alaska addiction treatment facilities in Wasilla, Alaska in Rod's name in hopes that someone else can get the help they need.
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