Gloucester City: Remembering Jack Pyrah
Friday, June 27, 2008
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By Jack Heath
When former Villanova Coach Jack Pyrah passed away
last July he left
behind running friends across the country and across the world. From
South Africa to Dublin Ireland, to Kenya to Gainesville Florida to
Chicago to California to Gloucester City, New Jersey--
Jack left behind
hundreds of runners and coaches he'd touched and influenced with his
gentle personality and wit. In Jack's hometown of Gloucester New Jersey
he left behind family (wife Jean) and many runners he'd encouraged
through the years with his positive personality or with more tangible
support like a pair of running shoes or spikes for a new runner.
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