A longtime Atchison lawyer and coach has died.
According to a social media post from Benedictine College Athletics, Rex Lane died Monday.
A private practice attorney, and former Atchison County Attorney, Lane, the college says, “coached over 50 All-Heart Cross Country runners, and over a combined 450 All-Heart selections in Indoor and Outdoor Track” during his time at Benedictine College. The college notes that Lane- most recent successes as coach “include guiding the Women- Indoor 4x800 relay team to the 2016 NAIA National Championship,” and was a six-time Heart Cross Country Coach of the Year while also earning the 2016 Heart Indoor Track Coach of the Year.
College Athletic Director Charlie Gartenmayer, in the release, calls Lane “a special person," adding that “his passion for student-athletes was evident during his time as a Raven.”
Funeral service information for Lane is not immediately announced.
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