Claremore Daily Progress

Education

March 12, 2010

UPDATE - Second Oologah meningitis fatality identified

CLAREMORE — Medical officials have released the name of the second Oologah youth to have died this week from a meningitis-like illness.

According to the state medical examiner’s office, the eight-year-old girl who died Thursday was Shuache Moua. She was a second grader in the Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School.

Three other Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School students remain hospitalized in Tulsa.

Angela Thomas, the mother of 7-year-old Andrew Thomas, said her son was fine when he left on the school bus Wednesday morning, but by 1 p.m., had developed a high fever that was noticed in gym class. 

He died early Thursday morning.

Thomas’ funeral is set for 2 p.m. Monday at the Owasso Church of Christ.  The public viewing is 3-6 p.m. Sunday at the Dolton Funeral Home in Collinsville.

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