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| Terry with his sisters, Lynn and Laura |
Terry Lee English, 62, of Barnesville, Georgia, died Thursday, May 12th, 2011 at the Atlanta Medical Center.
Terry was a native of Upson County. He was a graduate of Rice University and later earned his Masters Degree at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, TX. He taught and coached in the San Antonio, TX area for 34 years. He was a former football player and coach in the Randolph Independent School District in Texas (Randolph AFB) and coached under Bob Mickler.
Terry attended First Baptist Church in Barnesville. He was preceded in death by his father, James Everette English. Terry is survived by his wife, Lucy K. English; his mother, Doris Anne English of Wetumpka, AL; four daughters, Julie (Omar) Hernandez of Arlington, TX, Paige Zaragoza of San Antonio, TX, Sara English of Barnesville and Katie (Nate) Monroe of Asheville, NC; two sons, Michael English and Kerry Kinser, both of San Antonio; two sisters, Judith Lynn (Robert L.) Sutton of Wetumpka, AL and Laura (Charles) Huggins of Barnesville; an uncle-brother, Jessie McKoy of Union City, NJ; and five grandchildren.
Condolences may be expressed at http://www.pasleyfletcher.com/
Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Visitations:
10:00AM to 11:00AM on Monday, May 16th, 2011 at Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home
Services:
11:00AM at Graveside on Monday, May 16th, 2011
Cemetery:
South View Cemetery
South Church St.
Thomaston, GA 30286
Lucy K. English, Terry's wife
701 Thomaston Street
Barnesville, GA 30204
lucykenglish@yahoo.com
Lynn English Sutton '68 (Terry's sister)
3190 Trotters Trail
Wetumpka, AL 36093
lynnsutton@aol.com
Also in the San Antonio Express-News at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary.aspx?n=terry-english-lee&pid=150979458
ALSO SEE: http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_2221946215
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Linda Tucker Prater Love never dies and isn't it wonderful that being in Christ we will be with each other forever. Until then may God bring to your mind precious memories of your dear brother and my dear friend. Prayers for you and family.
Dennis Taylor Lynn, so very sorry to hear the news of Terry. He is in good hands with good friends.
Jerry Massey My sympathies, Lynn, prayers!
Bonnie Gallogly Oh Lynn, I am so sorry to hear this news. He has had such a long difficult struggle. My prayers are with all of you.
Chuck Elsey We are only sad because we will miss them. Only for a short while and we would surely not wish them back from paradise. I will be thinking of you & your family. RIP Terry.
John Molleston Lynn, I am so sorry to hear the sad news of Terry's passing. My sympathies to you and Terry's family. Thank your for posting the wonderful picture of you and Terry. The love and family pride are just radiant in your smiles.
Benjamin Croxton Terry was a wonderful human being ... Please pass our prayers to the family ...
Mark Pierini (Bayne) Terry Lee, my fond memories of our Class of ’67 always included you. Rest in Peace.
Dennis Taylor Terry, thanks for the fun we shared at RHS, especially during track...say hello to Coach Mickler, and Teddy "Gone" Gosline"......RHS is putting another good team together, run 44 trap until the cows come home "Coach Mickler".....see you on the other side Terry, RIP!
Charlie LeViseur Coach English was perhaps the finest role model for ALL high school coaches, being tough enough to mold young boys into fine, respectable men. I witnessed this every year our fotball teams made it to playoffs and even State. I never worked directly with Coach Scott, but he even knew who I was just from my interactions with him from my years in the marching band. The last time I saw him was at the 2001 reunion, and he looked the same as he did in 1980 when I graduated. I am skocked and saddened to hear he is gone - he will truly be missed but not forgotten.
Michael Bernard Sykes Coach English was probably the the hard nose coach of the bunch of Mickler, Scott, and Cannon. he was rough and gruff and put us through it. I remember running to the pits and back while he rode a bike and laughed at us. A physical specimen, it was a shame to hear about his unfortunate and freak accident that was the start of his demise. That guy made me tell myself, I gotta be tougher than I am. Rest in Peace Coach English.
Hi Gloria, i would like to post something. As you may remember Terry was the quarterback behind me on the football team. Therefore, I would like to just say this, "Regretfully, I haven't seen Terry since I left Randolph AFB back in 1965. I was hoping to see him at the reunion we had a few years back, but alas, he was too ill to travel. However, I remember him as if it were yesterday. Terry was behind me on the QB depth chart, me being an senior and he a sophomore. I can remember he was always trying to get my job, the rascal! I can still see his ever smiling cheerful face, hustling, hard working; the epitome of a Ro-Hawk football player, and AF "Brat". I am deeply saddened that such a fine man has left us, and left his loving family. He will be missed, but he will always be remembered by me, and I am sure, his Ro-Hawk family. Art Nigro.
TRIBUTE TO TERRY ENGLISH Coach Scott
by Don Scott on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 12:17pm.I did know Terry as a player.He graduated before I got to R in the fall of 67.The first I heard of Terry Coach Mickler told this story.As he aways did on the last night of football camp he took the team to Lubys for dinner. He had a limit on what they could spend on their meal.After the meal Terry approached C M and stated "Here's a nickle I got an extra milk.Honesty only 1 of Terrys atributes. Later CM took us to watch Terry and Bucky A play at Rice.On the first kickoff T was full speed ahead mutilate mode.He zeroed in on 1 opponent and crushed him.Full speed ahead total commitment that was Terry.After Terry graduated from Rice CM hired him to coach at R.He worked varsity & jv.His 72 team was 9-1.He was my jv basketball coach and in 76 his team went 11-7.In 77 my entire varsity gaduated and his jv was now my varsity.We won district. I give T much of the credit.T loved to go 1 on 1 bb with former Rice team mate Donnie Johnson.You would think it was the Super Bowl it so football like.Win the only result!We scouted a couple of playoff games a long distance from SA and stayed the night.A couple of Kool-Aids in the motel bar and you get to know a man really well.Terry left R and became a head coach & assistant at other schools.His tragic injury was a shock to us all.I did not live in SA so I talked to him on the phone. I am not sure he knew me.Years later a Rohawk told me his wife Lucy was wanting help with his past memory.I was introduced to Facebook and related some stories he did not remember.I sent a pic of the R coaches on the River Walk and he stated that pic was on the wall of every house he ever lived in.(pic on my FB) I sent one of the 1st copies of my book and he enjoyed reading it.He asked Lucy "Do you think C S would recommend me for a coaching job?"He will always be a hero of mine. Coaching was his passion & he was great at it.All sports,total dedication,determination,&winning were instilled in all his players.
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3 comments:
I was shocked and saddened to hear
today that Terry had passed. I fondly remember the first time I met him at Randolph, and the last time I saw him play when Rice came to Lubbock to play Tech.
Rest well. You've earned it.
Hi Gloria, i would like to post something. As you may remember Terry was the quarterback behind me on the football team. Therefore, I would like to just say this, "Regretfully, I haven't seen Terry since I left Randolph AFB back in 1965. I was hoping to see him at the reunion we had a few years back, but alas, he was too ill to travel. However, I remember him as if it were yesterday. Terry was behind me on the QB depth chart, me being an senior and he a sophomore. I can remember he was always trying to get my job, the rascal! I can still see his ever smiling cheerful face, hustling, hard working; the epitome of a Ro-Hawk football player, and AF "Brat". I am deeply saddened that such a fine man has left us, and left his loving family. He will be missed, but he will always be remembered by me, and I am sure, his Ro-Hawk family. Art Nigro. '65
What a joy it is to read all of the comments about Terry English. He was a great coach and motivator because he was so well grounded as an individual. His education went 'way beyond coaching technique. We taught together at RHS when he came back to coach with Bob Mickler and his former teammates, and the two of us shared ideas in the teachers' lounge from time to time. I remember being impressed by the depth of his intellectual curiosity. I am grateful that Terry introduced me to the work of the gifted novelist, Ayn Rand, through her masterpiece, "Atlas Shrugged." I remember him with great respect, and understand the indelible impact that he had on the students whose lives he touched.
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