Boulder High School teacher Dan Zahner, father-in-law, killed in plane crash

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — Students and loved ones of a Boulder High School teacher are in mourning after a plane crash took his life.

Dan Zahner and his father-in-law, James Holland, lost their lives in that crash. They were traveling from Greeley a week ago with their sights set on Iowa. Their plane crashed in Nebraska while weather was rainy with low visibility, although a cause is still undetermined.

Close loved ones like Rebecca Coon said he was a dedicated educator who served students at Boulder High School since 2006 as the instructor of design technology, robotics and architecture.

“[He was] an out-of-the-box thinker and educator and was always looking for ways to make learning fun,” Coon said. “That spirit of having fun really helped students who might…