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Former East High Principal Milton McPike Dies

MADISON, Wis. — After battling cancer, popular former Madison East High School principal Milton McPike has died.

The Madison school district confirmed for WISC-TV that McPike passed away overnight at a hospice care facility.

Family, friends, former staff and students are remembering McPike as a man many called an educational hero.

For 40 years, McPike made his life educating youth.