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Ooltewah High graduate believed found dead in Haiti

The body of a 1988 Ooltewah High School graduate is believed to have been found in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, according to the man’s Facebook page.

David Hames, who was employed as a contract worker with Compassion International, a humanitarian group, was inside the Hotel Montana during the devastating earthquake last month. Mr. Hames graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 1992 and was living in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he was writer and director for Red Balloon Entertainment Co., according to his Facebook profile.

He also was the producer and host of “Cranium’s Ark,” an educational children’s show.

One of the pages listed on Mr. Hames’ Facebook profile included “Haiti Earthquake Hotel Montana,” where one member posted a link to a blog tribute to Mr. Hames that was posted today.