Skyrocket Nation mourns sudden passing of ‘Coach Mike’
Skyrocket managers Jax Heflin, Jake Anderson, Major Brown and Caleb Strickland gather with “Coach Mike” for a photo before heading out to a football game in 2020. See page 9A for his full obituary. Photo Courtesy of Colby Anderson
WELLINGTON – As news of the death of “Coach Mike” Burkhalter spread across Collingsworth County Friday, Dec. 23, former students expressed their thoughts on social media.
“Since I was a little girl, I always expected to see Coach Mike on the sidelines,” said Colby Taylor Anderson, a 2005 graduate of Wellington High School (WHS) and wife of Coach Jeff Anderson. “Jeff said it best, Skyrocket Nation w…
