(KLZA)-- An award winning Falls City journalist is being remembered following his weekend death.
According to his obituary from the Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, William Scott Schock was 68-years-old when he died Saturday at his home from an apparent sudden cardiac arrest.
The retired Falls City Journal Publisher and popular columnist was also well known for his civic service, including his role as Chairman of the Falls City Educational Foundation. During his time of leadership, he led the effort to gain public support for the passage of a bond issue that funded the multi-million dollar renovation of the Falls City High School.
During his 38-year association with the Falls City Journal, Schock wrote the “Off the Cuff” column for nearly 40-years, and was named the winner of the Nebraska Press Association's Harpst Leadership Nebraska Award. That honor is presented to a newspaper or publisher “that best illustrates efforts in promoting leadership within their community.” He also earned the Omaha World-Herald’s Francis L. Partsch Award for Editorial Leadership.
Among Schock's survivors are his children, Amy Meinzer and Jason Schock.
A memorial service will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 at the Dorr and Clark Funeral Home, in Falls City, followed by inurnment in the Steele Cemetery.
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