'The school community was deeply saddened by the loss of one of our most illustrious alumni,” said Amy Buckman, spokesperson for Lower Merion School District, during a news conference outside the school.
"The school community was deeply saddened by the loss of one of our most illustrious alumni,” said Amy Buckman, spokesperson for Lower Merion School District, during a news conference outside the school.
“Mr. Bryant is the person most identified with Lower Merion High School and school district throughout the world,” she said. “My own children have been travelling in foreign countries wearing their Lower Merion T-shirts or jackets, and people all over the world have walked up to them and said, ‘Lower Merion, Kobe Bryant.'"
Gregg Downer, who coached Bryant during his high school career, was “completely shocked and devastated,” and still processing the news, Buckman said. Downer coached Bryant from 1992 to 1996, closing Bryant’s time at Lower Merion with a state championship.The school’s basketball teams will pay tribute to Bryant as the season continues, Buckman said.
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