Brian Wheeler
Brian Wheeler, 56, was a former assistant superintendent of Grand Haven Area Public Schools and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Muskegon. He died on January 27, 2022, at the Ottawa County Jail in the Fillmore Complex in West Olive, where he was held. Deputies responded to a medical call that evening and found him unresponsive in his cell. The Ottawa County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death natural, caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, while the Michigan State Police investigated the circumstances. The district superintendent said Wheeler's family had been through a great deal in recent months and extended sympathies to them.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Ottawa County Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death natural, caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, while the Michigan State Police investigation remains open.
Reported by: Ottawa County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).