Obituaries
Former Eastside Catholic Teacher Andrew Rekdahl Dies
Rekdahl, who had been facing federal charges for distributing child pornography, had suffered a long battle with intestinal cancer. Former students took to the Internet to express their grief at his death.
Andrew Bernard Rekdahl, 30, of Carnation, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, after a long battle with cancer. The King County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed this morning that Rekdahl died of natural causes.
In May Rekdahl, who had been working as a substitute bus driver for the Issaquah School District, .
Rekdahl, once a well-liked science teacher at Eastside Catholic, had battled intestinal cancer, and students held fundraisers in 2011 to raise money for his treatment.
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Former students took to social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook Wednesday to express their grief at his death.
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