CCoach
Coach Dave
Player3 weeks agoremembering 1994
What did Roo teach you?
He coached me in '94. Toughest, kindest man I knew. Told me to keep my chin up after a strikeout and I've carried that my whole life.
in memory of Ed
One moment…
A life, in order
Ed's life, year by year. Each memory tagged with a year lands here, so you can walk through it in time.
1994
Coach Dave
Player3 weeks agoremembering 1994
What did Roo teach you?
He coached me in '94. Toughest, kindest man I knew. Told me to keep my chin up after a strikeout and I've carried that my whole life.
1998
The Nguyen Family
Friend3 weeks agoremembering 1998
Three of our favorites from the summers our families shared the trail. He led every switchback and lost every card game — on purpose, we think.
into the 2000s
2001
Linda M.
Colleague4 weeks agoremembering 2001
I taught down the hall from Roo for years. He made the hardest days lighter. The whole school felt like his family.
2005
Mr. Alvarez
Student3 weeks agoremembering 2005
Mr. Giles was the principal who actually knew every kid's name. Found this old photo — that's him in the back, always smiling.
into the 2010s
2018
Sharon Giles
Family3 weeks agoremembering 2018
Paparoo let us stay up too late watching Padres games and quizzed us on the lineup at breakfast. I can still hear him yell 'Slam Diego!' from the recliner.
Voice memory
into the 2020s
2023
Tom B.
Friend3 weeks agoremembering 2023
Best golf partner a guy could ask for. Recorded this on the back nine last summer — you can hear his laugh. Miss you, Roo.
Voice memory
Remember roughly when your memory happened?
Add it with the year — it lands hereThe chapters of his life, roughly in order.
Childhood, family, growing up.
The classroom, and the students who stayed in touch.
Leading a school, and a community.
Seasons, teams, and the players he shaped.
A husband, a father, then Paparoo.
Uncle JimJun 24
He never missed one of my games. Love you, Roo.
1983 · 1 summer in the Sierra so far.
The course, the crew, the long afternoons.
Surrounded by the people he made.