Scott MarkoVisitation for Scott Marko will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1 at the Amery High School gymnasium, and for two hours prior to Thursday's funeral services at Alliance Church of the Valley in St. Croix Falls, Wis. A private family internment will be held at a later date.
Marko was long-time wrestling coach and special education instructor at Amery High School in Amery, Wis., located near the Minnesota border, and northeast of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Prior to joining the staff at Amery High, Scott Marko wrestled at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Students were informed of Marko's death Monday morning at school. Later that same morning, their parents received a recorded phone message from Amery Superintendent James Kuchta, which asked them to "please keep our school and community in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."
Kuchta added, "Trained staff have been available for students at all school buildings and will be available throughout the week. We are providing this information for you to assist your child as needed."
Scott Marko leaves behind a wife, Brooke, and five children: Kole, Griffin, Zander, Abby, and Hunter, who is a freshman on the wrestling team at the University of Minnesota, in the 141-149-pound weight class. Hunter was a four-time Wisconsin state champion, wrestling for his father at Amery High.
In a May 2013 profile of a then-15-year-old Hunter, Scott Marko told the St. Paul Pioneer Press, "When you have kids, you just hope they find an activity or sport they'll like. I'm not a dad who pushes. I'm along for the ride here. It's kind of mind-blowing to see how well he's done."
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