Carol Fenley This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. MySA.com: David Flores

   www.mysanantonio.com/sports/co - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/18/2006   Last Visited: 12/19/2006

   Fenley's widow, Carol, and their son, Chad, who played for the Mules and graduated in 2001, spoke to Byrd at the Alamodome after the game and later at the Alamo Heights field house.
   ...
   "It was very bittersweet for us," said Carol Fenley, a kindergarten teacher.
   ...
   Said Carol Fenley: "I cried and cried Saturday night.
   ...
   Fenley would have been as gracious in victory Saturday as he always was in defeat, never forgetting that, first and foremost, he was a teacher and mentor.
   
   "I miss him and think about him many times every day," said Byrd, who has coached at Alamo Heights since Fenley hired him in January 1984.
   ...
   Fenley would have been among the first to congratulate Byrd and Byrd's father, Bobby, who coached at Lanier in the 1950s and '60s.
   ...
   That's why the playoff season this season simply wasn't complete without Fenley, who was head coach at Aldine MacArthur for six years before moving to Alamo Heights in 1983.
   ...
   Fenley coached the Mules for three seasons before leaving to take a job at Baytown Sterling in 1986. He moved to be closer to his mother, who had cancer.
   
   After she died, Fenley returned to his dual role as head coach and athletic director at Alamo Heights in 1988. After he handed the reins to Byrd, Fenley continued as athletic director until 1999, when he resigned to take a coaching job at a California junior college.
   
   But he was diagnosed with kidney cancer before he could leave. When his illness changed his plans, Alamo Heights officials rescinded his resignation and rehired him as athletic director.
   
   Given Fenley's competence and integrity, the decision to kick back his resignation was a no-brainer.
   ...
   Driven by his passion for coaching, a "love for kids" and deep emotional ties to Alamo Heights, Fenley set aside his pain to continue working while he battled his illness.
   
   He inspired young and old with his faith and resiliency.
   
   That's quite a legacy.

2. 2. The Old Coach Network

   www.theoldcoach.com/archives/0 - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/18/2006   Last Visited: 12/22/2006

   Fenley's widow, Carol, and their son, Chad, who played for the Mules and graduated in 2001, spoke to Byrd at the Alamodome after the game and later at the Alamo Heights field house.
   ...
   "It was very bittersweet for us," said Carol Fenley, a kindergarten teacher.
   ...
   Said Carol Fenley: "I cried and cried Saturday night.
   ...
   Fenley would have been as gracious in victory Saturday as he always was in defeat, never forgetting that, first and foremost, he was a teacher and mentor.
   
   "I miss him and think about him many times every day," said Byrd, who has coached at Alamo Heights since Fenley hired him in January 1984.
   ...
   Fenley would have been among the first to congratulate Byrd and Byrd's father, Bobby, who coached at Lanier in the 1950s and '60s.
   ...
   That's why the playoff season this season simply wasn't complete without Fenley, who was head coach at Aldine MacArthur for six years before moving to Alamo Heights in 1983.
   ...
   Fenley coached the Mules for three seasons before leaving to take a job at Baytown Sterling in 1986. He moved to be closer to his mother, who had cancer.
   
   After she died, Fenley returned to his dual role as head coach and athletic director at Alamo Heights in 1988. After he handed the reins to Byrd, Fenley continued as athletic director until 1999, when he resigned to take a coaching job at a California junior college.
   
   But he was diagnosed with kidney cancer before he could leave. When his illness changed his plans, Alamo Heights officials rescinded his resignation and rehired him as athletic director.
   
   Given Fenley's competence and integrity, the decision to kick back his resignation was a no-brainer.
   ...
   Driven by his passion for coaching, a "love for kids" and deep emotional ties to Alamo Heights, Fenley set aside his pain to continue working while he battled his illness.
   
   He inspired young and old with his faith and resiliency.
   
   That's quite a legacy.