Former R.A. Long head football coach and teacher Gary Ekegren died December 31, 2010. Coach Ekegren had been battling pancreatic cancer. Ekegren taught and coached at R.A. Long 1980-1989.
RA Long alumnus John McClelland Jr ('33) died Saturday. He was 95. McClelland was editor and publisher of The Daily News for many years as well as a noted local historian. McClelland's books include ""R.A. Long's Planned City, The Story of Longview".
Longtime R. A. Long drama teacher, Dana Brown, passed away on March 1, 2007. The articles listed below from The Daily News chronicle "Dana's Last Act".
