Well-liked Reardan-Edwall School District employee dies suddenly

REARDAN-The Reardan-Edwall School District woke up Sunday morning to the news of the sudden passing of Jay Warwick, a longtime district employee who died in his sleep at the age of 61 Saturday, Sept. 25.

Warwick had worked in the district since May 8, 1989 and was in his 33rd school year. Upon his passing, he was a maintenance mechanic.

"This was a total shock that came out of the blue," superintendent Eric Sobotta said. "He was well-loved by a lot of people and was often the first person you saw upon arriving to work each day."

Facilities supervisor Jim Porter remembered Warwick as a jack-of-...