COLEMAN, Mich. — A 23-year-old Michigan soldier, remembered in the community where he grew up as an athlete and leader, was killed while serving in Iraq, his father and former school said May 25.
Randy Zylman, of Coleman, confirmed the death of son Casey Zylman, a 2003 graduate of Coleman High School, to the Midland Daily News. The family, Randy Zylman said, was requesting privacy.
Information about Casey Zylman hadn’t been released as of May 25 by the Department of Defense.
Mary Pitchford, principal at Coleman High School, said a member of the small community about 120 miles northwest of Detroit told her about Casey Zylman’s death. Pitchford...