Daily News | William Scully, beloved N.J. counselor, volunteer, and coach, has died at 49
William Scully, a beloved counselor, coach and volunteer, died Nov. 15. He was 49. He's pictured here with members of a Special Olympics team he coached.William Scully, 49, of Stratford, N.J., a beloved counselor, coach, and Army National Guard veteran, died Nov. 15 after being struck by a car on I-295 in Mount Laurel.
Later, Mr. Scully got a job at Lindenwold Middle School. He later earned a master’s degree at Rowan University and moved to Sterling High School in Somerdale, where he worked for the last 16 years as a guidance counselor and volleyball coach. When Mr. Scully and his wife Nancy found out their daughter Erin had Down Syndrome a week before she was born, Nancy Scully was initially devastated. But Mr. Scully “wasn’t even fazed,” Nancy Scully said. Together, they surrounded Erin with love and opportunities, lifting up the entire community with their work.
“Never once did he raise his voice to anyone that I ever heard — he was the voice of reason on our team, the heart and soul of our team,” Bonanno said. “He always helped,” Nancy Scully said of her husband. The two would have celebrated their 24-year anniversary on Sunday.
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