Isaac M. Blizzard was born June 28, 2003 to Walter and Celia (Medina) Blizzard and passed away December 24, 2020. Those left to cherish his memory are his siblings: Nathan, Breanna and Justin, grandparents, aunts, uncles and many friends. Isaac graduated from Fort Calhoun High School where he was participated in a number of activities, he was a talented clarinet musician and drummer in the marching band, baseball, track, basketball, loved playing football and fishing. Isaac touched many lives and he will truly be missed by all that knew him.

#2-By Cheyenne Alexis - features@enterprisepub.com 01/05/2021

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He was 'full of life and energy' - Fort Calhoun rallies together amid death of senior student

As a student who participated in every activity under the sun and whose "smile lit up the room," Isaac Blizzard made an impact on Fort Calhoun.

Isaac, a 17-year-old senior at Fort Calhoun High School, passed away Dec. 24.

"He was always a good-hearted kid, always active, had a smile on his face from even when he was a little toddler," said Walter Blizzard, Issac's father. "He was always clowning around, laughing."

Walter said Isaac loved helping people anytime he could.

"Even a couple weeks ago, he found a dog on Highway 75 walking, and he picked the dog up and looked around the houses, knocking on the doors to try to find who the dog belonged to," he said.

Isaac enjoyed the outdoors, sports and being with his friends. He has three siblings: Nathan, Breanna and Justin.

"Our son Isaac was full of life, energy and had a loving heart," said Celia Blizzard, Isaac's mother.

Isaac began attending Fort Calhoun Jr/Sr High School in seventh grade, but became immersed in the school and made lifelong friends.

Walter said it was "a constant battle" to keep him at their house.

"He wanted to leave all the time to visit friends' houses," he said.

Jerry Green, Fort Calhoun Community Schools' superintendent, said Isaac was a student who "didn't have a mean bone in his body."

"Isaac was a kid who got along with everyone, he was well-liked, he was funny and people liked to be around him because he had a good attitude," Green said.

The high school had a crisis team on Christmas for any student or staff to come in and talk.

Green said one thing to note about Issac was his participation in several extracurricular activities. He was in football, basketball, baseball, track and field, played the clarinet and drums and was on homecoming court.

Isaac was also a member of the Metropolitan Community College Academy, and would spend his afternoons taking classes.

A GoFundMe online fundraising page, created by senior Bode Bench, Jessyka Winterberg and several of Isaac's classmates, raised more than $20,000 for the Blizzard family. One student, Green said, also raised funds with a T-shirt drive.

Celia said she can't thank the community, Bench and his classmates enough.

"Just how they have reached out and just helped us through this difficult time, we really, really appreciate it," she said. "We wish we could thank every single person. We are extremely grateful."

The community support has been helpful for the Blizzard family, Walter said.

"We went into this not asking, expecting, looking for any help on anything," he said. "The whole community started contacting us, brought us gifts, his friends were so supportive and visited the house to bring flowers on separate occasions."

The parents in the community also showed their support, Celia said.

"They sent a lot of messages of just love and support for the family," she said. "We really, really appreciated that. The entire community really helped us a lot."

Green said the community support for Isaac's family "doesn't surprise" him.

"Just like any other tragedy that happens in a small town, our community will rally and support, because that's what we do," he said.

Green said counseling will be available for students and staff upon returning to school.

"We'll have a plan in place for kids to go to, a place for them to get away from the classroom," he said. "It's part of our protocol with the crisis team. We'll follow our procedures and have things in place for kids who are struggling."

Celia said above everything, she wants the community and his friends to remember that Isaac had a lot of love for everybody.

"He had so many friends, and he just loved spending time with everybody," she said. "He really loved them."

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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