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Mr. Tom Nolan (Deceased)
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Home Phone: 337-857-1585 Tom’s entry; * * * * * * * * * * * I was Southland Conference cross country champion in 1973 and 1974. I was also Southland Conference runner-up in 1972. I won the First Cajun Cup and the first Baton Rouge marathon. I taught English and coached track and cross country at Lincoln High School in Port Arthur, Texas from 1976 to 1978. I taught English and coached track and cross country at Lafayette High from 1978 to 1980. I also coached cross country and track at USL in 1978-81. From 1980 to present, I have been teaching English and coaching cross country, track, and girls basketball. I also serve as driver education coordinator, FCA sponsor, and graduation committee member. I have been blessed with teams that have won two state titles, ten district titles, and two All-Acadiana titles in cross country and two regional titles, eight district titles, and eight parish titles in track. * * * * * * * * * * * * From staff reports Tom Nolan, long-time Comeaux High track and cross country coach and a former standout at UL, will be honored posthumously with the Louisiana Track and Field Coaches Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award tonight. Also honored with the lifetime award will be former Mandeville High coach Bob Woodworth, ex-Lake Charles High coach Lawrence Hunter, and LSU official and former prep coach L.J. Raymond. Nolan was a fixture in Southwest Louisiana track circles for nearly three decades, most of that time spent at Comeaux. His teams won two state titles and 10 district championships in cross country as well as two regional and eight district titles in track and field. Nolan was a two-time Southland Conference cross country champion and the Southland mile champion in 1976 during his Ragin’ Cajun career. Nolan joins a distinguished group honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, including locals Allen Conque, Simon Chiasson, Charles Lancon, Pat Arceneaux and James Simmons. More information on the organization and its awards is available online at www.ltfca.com. Published in the Daily Advertiser January 18, 2008. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tom Nolan Receives Both Boys And Girls COY Award for 2007 Grant Alexander Picking this year’s All-Acadiana cross country coach was easy this year. Story provided by Grant Alexander Published in the Daily Advertiser December 31, 2007 * * * * * * * * * * * * Former Distance Runner: Remembering Tom Nolan Remembering Tom Nolan Tom Nolan was a beloved track and cross country coach at Comeaux who passed away this weekend. His influence reached much farther than the walls of Ovey Comeaux, though. Kelly Brown-LaMaison, Lafayette High cross country coach “He’s the most genuine person you could meet. He’s so full of faith and full of spirit. He was the coach I always wanted. What one word do you think of when you think of Tom Nolan? Genuine. Bruce Brown, covered Nolan for The Advertiser for the past 32 years. “Tom Nolan epitomized what high school coaching should be about. “Part English teacher, part Pied Piper, his low-key approach was perfect for nurturing athletes who weren’t always college prospects, but who wanted to compete and responded positively to his support. “His athletes, and his sport, always came first for Tom. Any personal credit was always way down the list of his priorities. His athletes loved him and loved competing for him. “His courageous struggle with pancreatic cancer provided a final statement of his inspirational worth. He will be long remembered for the type of man and educator he was.” What is one word that comes to mind when you think about Tom Nolan? Integrity. James Simmons, Parish Athletic Director “We not only lost a good coach and a good teacher; we lost a good person. He was about as good as it gets. He had great character. “He genuinely cared about the kids. A lot of people use that term loosely, but he really cared about them. “After he finished up at UL and went on to high school he did a good job of putting kids out there and making them better. “This summer he took a trip with the cross country team to North Carolina, even though he knew his health was bad. He taught driver’s Ed., too. “That’s 10 hours in a hot car in south Louisiana. That’s determination. That’s courage. We just don’t have enough of those people.” What is one word you think of when you think of Tom Nolan? Courage. Tommy Badon, West Minister athletic director and football coach “I’ve known Tom since 1981 and he’s always been the most respected running coach. He’s just a really good guy. “He was really instrumental in the growth of cross country in this area. Also state wide he has been recognized as one of the founders of long distance running in Louisiana. “He was also very helpful any time you needed something. I think everyone who knew him as a coach will miss his support and love for the sport. What is one word you think of when you think of Tom Nolan? Faithful. -compiled by Grant Alexander Daily Advertiser, October 23, 2007 * * * * * * * * * * * Thomas Raymond Nolan Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 22 ,2007 at a 3:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial in La Chapelle de Martin & Castille for Thomas Raymond Nolan, 54, who passed away on Friday, October 19, 2007 at his residence in Lafayette. Interment will be in Gates of Heaven Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Reverend Steve LeBlanc, Pastor of St. Pius X Catholic Church, will be the Celebrant of the funeral Mass. Giftbearers will be his parents, Dorothy and James Nolan. Lectors will be Patricia Marino and Amy Fountain. Melody Thibodeaux will sing for the services, “Ave Maria”, “On Eagles’ Wings”, “Here I Am Lord”, “The Shepherd Is My Lord”, and “The Lord’s Prayer”. Survivors include his beloved wife Mary Alice Weddington Nolan; his parents James and Dorothy Nolan; one daughter Amy Bowie Fountain and her husband, Brent; one son Brad E. Bowie; one grandson, Jack Raymond Fountain; one sister Patricia Marino and her husband, Nino; one brother Kevin Nolan and his wife, Susan; and his nieces and nephews Katie Skinner and her husband, Simon, Kevin and Christine Nolan, and Allegra, Gregory and Celine Marino. He was preceded in death by his Godson James G. Nolan. A native of New York, New York, and resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, for most of his life Mr. Nolan was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to all who knew him. He was an employee of the Lafayette Parish School Board for over 29 years, and a dedicated cross country and track coach at both Lafayette and Comeaux High Schools. He will be dearly missed not only by family and friends but by all of those whose lives he touched throughout the years. Pallbearers will be Richard Baudoin, Brad Bowie, Al Cain, Brent Cockrell, Brent Fountain, and Lance Songy. A Rosary will be prayed on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 7:00 PM in Martin & Castille Funeral Home in Lafayette. The family requests that visitation be observed on Sunday from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM and on Monday from 8:00 AM until time of services. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Comeaux High School Tom Nolan Memorial Scholarship Fund, 100 West Bluebird Drive, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508. View the obituary and guestbook online at www.mourning.com Martin & Castille – Lafayette, 337-234-2311 Athletic Network Footnote: Tom Nolan made certain his profile was current and contained athletic, professional and family information. He communicated with the AN on a regular basis and his profile may be viewed at www.athleticnetwork.net * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riehl, Nolan (Track 71-76) earn LEF honors Originally published Feb. 6, 2007 Judy Bastien jbastien@theadvertiser.com Winning the Lafayette Education Foundation Teacher Awards at the Jan. 25 ceremony came as a surprise to at least two of the year’s top teachers. “I knew I was a finalist,” said Tom Nolan, a teacher and coach at Comeaux High School, “but you never know about those things. There are so many good teachers and inspiring teachers in Lafayette. It’s hard to believe I could actually be chosen at the top of that pile.” Nolan won in the inspirational category. Their respective principals aren’t quite as surprised, however. Riehl credits her success in part to fellow teacher Kim Thibodeaux. “We really do work as a team. We’re constantly in each others’ rooms – we have an adjacent door. We share students. If I have time on an off hour, I help her kids, and if she has time, she helps mine. “Every assignment we do, we talk with each other. I feel like I wouldn’t want to do this job without her.” Comeaux High Principal Joe Craig had high praise for Nolan. “He loves the kids, he loves Comeaux High, he loves education. They couldn’t have made a better choice. “He’ll work with the naturally gifted, kids who get it if they work at it and with the kids who just want to be involved.” For Nolan, it’s a labor of love. “I enjoy what I do. That’s my motivation,” he said. “I thank God every day I have the opportunity to teach and to coach.” In Craig’s opinion, the award has found its proper home. “I know LEF has a difficult choice each year, but they made the right call.” Originally published Feb. 6, 2007 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Inspirational Finalist: Tom Nolan of Comeaux High Originally published Jan. 21, 2007 What made you become a teacher? What do you like about teaching? What inspires you? I am inspired by the colleagues I have had the privilege of working with over the years. The experienced teachers lend tried-and-true methods, the novice teachers the new ideas and enthusiasm. I am also inspired by the students I teach and the athletes I coach. Their hard work and dedication makes me want to work harder and do all that I can to make a difference in their lives. About the finalist Grade level: English School: Comeaux High School Experience: Thirty one years teaching, 27 at Comeaux High Education: Graduate of Sacred Heart High School, Yonkers, New York, 1971 Bachelor of Art in English education, UL, 1976 Master’s in guidance and counseling, UL, 1995 Originally published in the Daily Advertiser Jan. 21, 2007 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NOLAN STILL BOOSTS SPARTANS’ SPIRIT Bruce Brown When the Comeaux Spartans look for leadership among their ranks, they look to senior cross country captain Ben Spell. Exerpts taken from story published in the Adveritser, October 25, 2005. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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