A beloved high school teacher and mother-of-two tragically died after she fell while decorating a homecoming float in Indiana.
Megan Woodward died Friday after she fell from a vehicle she was helping to decorate for Southport High School’s homecoming celebration.
Her husband, Wes Woodward, announced her tragic passing on Twitter.
‘My wife Megan left us yesterday,’ he tweeted on Saturday. ‘She was a world-class mother, educator and partner in crime. I will always love her and miss her.’
The cause and manner of her death was still pending on Monday, according to the Marion County coroner’s office.
Heartbreaking: Megan Woodward, a beloved high school teacher and mother of two, tragically died after she fell while decorating a homecoming float in Indiana. She pictured above with her husband and two daughters
Her husband, Wes Woodward, announced her tragic passing on Twitter (above). ‘My wife Megan left us yesterday,’ he tweeted on Saturday. ‘She was a world-class mother, educator and partner in crime. I will always love her and miss her’
She taught English at the school where she was well-liked by both faculty and students.
Her friend and former coworker Laura Blaydes said she was so caring towards her students and friends.
‘We were basically inseparable,’ Blaydes told the Indystar. ‘I mean, two peas in a pod. Where she went, I went, vice versa.
‘She was just someone there that I knew would always be there for me.
‘She made every student feel like they were the most important thing to her.
‘She was just somebody that truly cared about these students.’
She taught English at the school where she was well-liked by both faculty and students (she is pictured above with her husband)
Her friend and former coworker Laura Blaydes said Woodward (above with her daughters) was so caring towards her students and friends. Of Woodward, Blaydes said: ‘She made every student feel like they were the most important thing to her’
Blaydes added: ‘It breaks my heart to know that there are students out there in the future that just won’t get to have the experience of having her as an educator.’
A GoFundMe page created by Blaydes to raise money for her family has received more than $8,600 of the $12,000 goal as of Tuesday afternoon.
The Perry Township School District is providing counseling for Woodward’s coworkers and students to help them with their grieving.
They issued the following statement: ‘Perry Township Schools expresses its deepest condolences to the family and school community that so dearly love Southport High teacher Megan Woodward.
‘Megan was an amazing educator with a remarkable way of making everyone feel valued and important.
‘She also had an extraordinary passion for students. The entire Perry Township Community mourns her loss and extends our sympathy to Southport High and the multitudes of people whose lives she touched.’
The Perry Township School District is providing counseling for Woodward’s coworkers and students to help them with their grieving at Southport High School (file above)