Grand Prairie husband, wife teachers die after battling COVID-19, school officials say
A husband and his wife who were teachers in the Grand Prairie school district died Sunday from COVID-19, according to school officials
Grand Prairie school officials identified the two as second-grade bilingual teacher Rose Mary Blackwell and her husband, Paul Blackwell, a coach at Fannin Middle School.
Counselors will be at the campuses this week to provide additional support for staff and students, school district officials said Monday.
“Rose Mary and Paul will be greatly missed by many,” according to a statement by Grand Prairie school district officials. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to their family, friends, co-workers and students both current and former.”
Paul Blackwell was a physical education teacher at Fannin Middle School for the last five years. He had previously taught at the Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Kennedy Middle School.
Mary Rose Blackwell was the longest tenured teacher at Travis World Language Academy, teaching there for 20 years.
This story was originally published December 14, 2020 at 11:32 AM.
