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Doug Lawhead, 59, collapsed in Union Thursday
Counselors available after tragedy By Robyn Dexter In-depth Editor
By Nike Ogunbodede Associate News Editor
Doug Lawhead, a computer and LAN specialist in the College of Arts and Humanities, who also taught photojournalism classes in the journalism department, was pronounced dead at 12:23 p.m. Thursday, officials said. While at the Java Beanery & Bakery in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, Lawhead, 59, suffered an apparent heart attack and was given CPR by another staff member until paramedics arrived. Lawhead taught at Eastern for 15 years in the journalism department while serving as the Apple Ambassador of the EIU Apple Users Group. Lawhead graduated from Eastern in 1997 with a Board of Governors bachelor’s degree and later got his master’s degree in technology. Before coming to Eastern, Lawhead worked at the Robinson Daily News as a reporter and photographer and at the Mattoon Journal Gazette and Charleston Times-Courier. Booth Library publications editor and journalism instructor Beth Heldebrandt began working at the Mattoon Journal Gazette and Charleston Times-Courier the same day as Lawhead in January 1990. Heldebrandt worked as a night editor while Lawhead was a photographer. “He was always a very energetic guy and was easy to get along with,” she said.
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Journalism professor Brian Poulter will be taking over Lawhead’s Introduction to Visual Communication class, which meets at 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. James Tidwell, chairman of the journalism department, said Lawhead came to the journalism department at the right time—a time the students needed him most. Tidwell and Lawhead knew each other for 25 years. “We were having trouble with (technical) support,” Tidwell said. “At one point, the journalism students actually signed a petition and presented it to (the dean) at the time.” The petition was asking the
journalism department to fix the computer glitches that occurred after the department moved back to Buzzard Hall, Tidwell said. As a photojournalist and a computer expert, Lawhead was the best of both worlds, Tidwell said. “Being a photographer (and) journalist, Doug was perfect,” Tidwell said. “If you had a problem with a computer, he could find the solution.” Dan Crews, the director of patron services at the Doudna Fine Arts Center, said Lawhead was a vital part of the College of Arts and Humanities, and he was known for his little cracks, quips and stories.
Lawhead had a passion for flying planes, World War II and photography. Only the other day, Crews said, he was talking to Lawhead about Celebration: Festival of the Arts, where for the last four to five years, Lawhead was an art vendor, selling his photography during the spring festival. “We are shocked by his death,” Crews said. Jay Grabiec, 27, who attended Eastern from 2003-2007, said he and Lawhead had a relationship based on a mutual love of photography, although he never took a class that Lawhead taught. LAWHEAD, page 5
Following the death of Instructor Doug Lawhead on Thursday afternoon, students who witnessed his apparent heart attack in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union were asked to seek out the Counseling Center. The Counseling Center provides an opportunity for students to talk about matters they may not feel comfortable discussing with their family or friends. Angi Parker, a counselor in the Counseling Center, said students should seek the help and comfort of their peers and those close to them, as well as the resources the Counseling Center offers. “In those moments, students should talk about what they’ve seen with their support systems, especially if they’re having trouble eating, sleeping or carrying on with daily routines,” Parker said. She said that although students may not react right away, the weight of situations such as this could surface at a later date. “Tragic events such as this one can generate bigger issues because they are hard to deal with,” she said. “If your daily functioning is being affected, please call the Counseling Center.” Parker said the center offers group counseling, individual counseling, consultations and a 24-hour crisis line, all staffed by psychologists, counselors and graduate students. “If you are noticing a change in behavior, mood, functioning or what was previously normal for someone, it’s definitely a reason to be more concerned about that person,” Parker said. After a tragedy such as this one, Parker said an increase in people to the Counseling Center is expected and normal. COUNSELORS, page 5
AIR SHOW
Airplanes to perform overhead show Saturday By Samantha McDaniel Daily Editor
The roaring of airplane engines, beating of helicopter propellers, giggling of little kids and revving of a monster truck engine can all be heard at the air show on Saturday. The 11th Coles County Airshow will take place at noon Saturday at the Coles County Airport. Airport Manager Andrew Fearn said at least six groups will perform in almost an hour-and-a-half-long show. The show will feature Susan Dacy and her plane Big Red, Patrick McAlee and the Blue Demon Pitts Special, and the “World’s Smallest Airport.” A F8F Bearcat and a 300 mph jet van will also perform. “Most of the acts are new; we have not had them before,” Fearn said. Fearn said they have never had a F8F Bearcat, a 300 mph Jet Van or Patrick McAlee and the Blue Demon
Pitts Special in the show before. Susan Dacy has performed in the show before but has not appeared in a few years, and it has been almost 18 years since the “World’s Smallest Airport” has performed. Display planes and vehicles will be available to tour during the show. Dacy said she is happy to be able to perform in Coles County again because she gets to meet a lot of people. “Something I always keep in my mind about this show, it’s almost like the whole town comes out,” Dacy said. Dacy said she had a great experience at the show the last time she performed in Coles County. “It’s kind of, in a way, like coming to see old friends again,” Dacy said. Fearn said the performers will also talk to audience members after the show to provide more information. He added that they want the show to be educational as well as exciting.
“For me, I’m a big airplane fan,” Fearn said. “I just like planes—just seeing things flying—being around it is all exciting for me.” Fearn said some of the display planes will range from military vehicles, emergency helicopters, a C47 Chinook helicopter and a UH-60 Blackhawk. Other activities will include a tractor pull, bounce houses, food and merchandise vendors. Community members can also take a ride in a monster truck for a small fee. Fearn said the performers will fly early Saturday morning to wake people up and remind them of the show, but will not be practicing much. Dacy said she will be taking her performance back to old fashioned aerobatics. “It highlights barnstorming aerobatics, which is a term younger generations are not familiar with,” Dacy
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Fearn said he wants people to know to be there by noon to see the show. He added that the show will not last long. AIR SHOW, page 5