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Burks passed away from an illness over the weekend.
Posted: Apr 26, 2021 4:14 PM
Updated: Apr 26, 2021 8:27 PM
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obituary. He was a longtime educator and principal at Rogers High School.
Burks was so loved by the community that more than 150 people came together last week to pray for him as he was in the hospital. His obituary talks about the positive impact he had on the community both as an educator and an active member of his church, but he was most known for being a loving family man.
Jamie Burks (Image from his Greenhill Funeral Home obituary)
The Lauderdale County School System posted this on their Facebook page saying, A loving husband, father, son, and Christian man, Mr. Burks meant so much to so many. As principal of Rogers High School, he was well-respected and greatly loved. The entire Lauderdale County school system mourns with his wife, children, parents, and the Greenhill community.
Beloved deacon, principal dies from COVID-19 at 46
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Beloved deacon, principal dies from COVID-19 at 46
Beloved deacon, principal dies from COVID-19 at 46 | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The late Jamie Burks died from COVID-19 at 46. | Family
Just days after more than 150 people gathered to pray for his recovery from COVID-19 as he battled the virus at a Birmingham hospital, Jamie Burks, a beloved deacon and school principal, died Saturday from his illness. He was 46.
Burks worked for years as a deacon at Lone Cedar Church of Christ in Florence, Alabama, and was a principal at Rogers High School. His passing was announced Sunday by Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes, the oldest and largest leadership training program used by the Churches of Christ today.
Lauderdale County mourns the death of Rogers High School principal Principal of Rogers High School in Lauderdale County passes away (Source: Lauderdale County Schools) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | April 27, 2021 at 7:33 AM CDT - Updated April 27 at 7:37 AM
LAUDERDALE, Ala. (WAFF) - A high school in Lauderdale County mourns the loss of their principal who passed away on April 24.
Jamie Burks was the well-respected and greatly loved principal of Rogers High School.
The school system posted to their Facebook page that the entire Lauderdale County School System mourns with Burks’ wife, children, parents, and the Greenhill community.
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Community mourning death of Rogers High School Principal Jamie Burks
Jamie Burks (Image from his Greenhill Funeral Home obituary)
He was 46 years old.
Posted: Apr 24, 2021 4:45 PM
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He was 46 years old.
He is survived by his wife, daughter, son, and his parents. Jamie was a wonderful teacher and principal who was loved by the Greenhill Community, Rogers School, and the whole Lauderdale County School System. More importantly, he was a loving husband, father, son and Christian man, his Greenhill Funeral Home obituary includes.
Tributes to Burks began appearing on social media Saturday afternoon.