Coach Buccheri Memorial Thanks to Former Colleague

A Coach on the field and in the classroom

The Chronicle recently referred to Coach Joe Buccheri as “a rare man who brought more to a teenager’s life than teaching hitting and pitching.”

At the Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 School Board meeting , after presentation by a retired Lecanto High School teacher Jim Manon, and friend to Coach, the school board unanimously gave approval of the Joe Buccheri Memorial plaque which will be displayed within the compounds of the Crystal River High School Baseball Field.

Coach Buccheri passed away last August. Coach was a teacher at Crystal River High School and coached CRHS baseball from 1987 to 1996. Under his coaching the CRHS team won five district titles and he was a mentor to many young people. Long before Coach came to Crystal River, Buccheri played, and then coached, for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a survivor of cancer and two strokes, before succumbing to the rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in 2011.

After the approval of the board Mr. Manos shared these words, “on behalf of the family and friends of Joe Buccheri thank you for your approval, but more importantly, your blessings for this well-deserved tribute in memory of Coach Buccheri.”

Processes are under way for the setting of a date for the 2013 Baseball Season for the unveiling and presentation of the plaque.

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