A college coach, his wife and daughter who all died in a helicopter crash alongside Kobe Bryant will be honored at a memorial service on Monday.
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John Altobelli worked at Orange Coast College for 27 years and was known to be a mentor to players, according to the school. Head baseball coach John Altobelli in an undated photo released by the Orange Coast Collage. The Altobelli family has confirmed that John Altobelli, his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa were among those killed in the helicopter crash with NBA icon Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in Calabasas, Calif. Jan. 26, 2020.
Head baseball coach John Altobelli in an undated photo released by the Orange Coast Collage. The Altobelli family has confirmed that John Altobelli, his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa were among those killed in the helicopter crash with NBA icon Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in Calabasas, Calif. Jan. 26, 2020."He truly personified what it means to be a baseball coach," the school's athletic director, Jason Kehler, said in a statement.
"We have lost a member of our OCC family, and our hearts are broken," the college president, Angelica Suarez, added in a statement."Coach Altobelli was a giant on our campus - a beloved teacher, coach, colleague and friend. This is a tremendous loss for our campus community.""John Altobelli was a great coach and man," tweeted Barry Faulkner, a sportswriter at the Daily Pilot in Southern California.
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