Gary Stoner, current coach of Lindsay Wilson College, former coach at Central Methodist College, and Harper Creek high school, for almost 2 decades died of a heart attack this morning after returning from a run. Coach Stoner helped produce many All-State Athletes. college All-Americans, a state champion and many National Champions. He brought in Joseph F Boit from Arkansas his first year of college, Coach Stoner was the person who inspired the Shay family of runners by discovering their daughter Jodie at a small road race over 20 years ago and influenced all the Shay's including NAIA champion Casey, marathoner Ryan and the youngest Stephan at MSU.He exemplified the title" coach". He was a great man and my best friend, I will miss him very much.
The funeral will be in Kalamazoo.
Joe Shay