A Panorama School District employee has died from injuries sustained in an accidental fall at the elementary school last week.
Superintendent Shawn Holloway tells Raccoon Valley Radio that custodian Lyle Bates fell off a ladder while working on February 15th. He was transported to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, with severe brain trauma and swelling.
Bates passed away a week later on February 22nd.
The Panorama community has established a GoFundMe page to assist Bates’ family during this difficult period. You can find it here: https://www.gofundme.com/qrpghgyk
Details on Bates’ funeral arrangements can be found here: https://raccoonvalleyradio.com/2016/02/lyle-bates-52-of-linden/