George Flood, 78.WORCESTER George Flood, 78, of Worcester, died peacefully on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the Hermitage Nursing Center, Worcester. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Florence A. (Anderson) Flood. He also leaves five children: Robert J. Flood and his wife Lee Ann, David T. Flood and his wife Victoria, Karen E. Chisholm and her husband William, Diane M. Woodis and her husband Bill, and Patrick J. Flood and his wife Rochelle; five grandchildren: Ashley, Kasey, Taylor, Cory and Bailey; and many nephews and nieces. His son, Kevin R. Flood; his grandson, Kyle G. Flood; his brother, Robert J. Flood and his sister, Eileen OConner, predeceased him. George was born in Peekskill, N.Y. on February 8, 1930 to George and Theresa (Vaughey) Flood. He was a 1948 graduate of Peekskill High School Peekskill High School, located at 1072 Elm St. in Peekskill, New York was built in 1972 and educates most of the district's ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. The High School's current principal is Vincent S. . He attended Manhattan College and graduated from Springfield College History Springfield College originated as a training school for YMCA professionals. Springfield College's 36,000 alumni work in 60 nations. Alumni have served in various capacities, such as a university president in China, initiators of the Olympic movement in Eastern European where he also earned a Masters Degree. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps including a tour of duty in Japan. He had a long and distinguished career in college and high school athletic coaching and administration. For many years, he was head football coach at Rome Free Academy in Rome, N.Y. He went on to serve as Athletic Director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic and head football coach at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. He then joined the football coaching staff as offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during at the University of Massachusetts The system includes UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth (affiliated with Cape Cod Community College), UMass Lowell, and the UMass Medical School. It also has an online school called UMassOnline. in Amherst. He left UMass to become the Athletic Director at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute - (WPI) A well-regarded, small engineering college. Address: Worcester, MA, USA. . He retired as Associate Athletic Director at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga UTC was founded in 1886 as then-private Chattanooga University (later known as Grant College). In 1907, the university changed its name to the University of Chattanooga. In 1969, the university merged with Chattanooga City College to form the modern UTC campus as part of the University . He was a member and lector at Blessed Sacrament Church. He was a member of the Greendale Retired Mens Club and Toastmasters. George was known affectionately and respectfully as "Coach to his friends who could always rely on George for his wisdom and loyalty. Calling hours at the Athy Memorial Home, 111 Lancaster St., Worcester, are Wednesday, April 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. The funeral will be Thursday, April 17 from the funeral home with a Mass at 11 a.m in Blessed Sacrament Church, 555 Pleasant St., Worcester. The private burial will be held later. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kyle Flood Scholarship, Community Foundation of No. Central Mass., 285 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg 01420 or the Kevin R. Flood Memorial Trail Fund, in care of David Ziomak, Amherst Dept. of Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. , Amherst 01002. ART: PHOTO |
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