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1928
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2009
Jack Coil Obituary
He was born in Beardstown on July 3, 1928, to Kimmie and Marie (Diebold) Coil. He married Dorothy L. Holtman in Beardstown in 1953. She passed away in 2005. Two brothers and two sisters also preceded him in death.
Jack was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Korea. For 24 years he was a teacher and football and basketball coach for Petersburg PORTA High School until his retirement in 1994. He had previously coached for Chapin, Pittsfield, Culver-Stockton College, Rushville and Bushnell Prairie City. After his retirement he remained an avid follower of the PORTA athletic programs, particularly the football and basketball teams.
He was an active member and past chairman of the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) and a past president of the Petersburg Kiwanis Club. He was a former member of the Odd Fellows in Bushnell and a member of the Shriners High School All-Star Football Committee as well as a member of the IHSFCA Hall of Fame selection committee. Coil was selected as a member of the Illinois Football Coaches Hall of Fame and received the Ray Elliott Award for outstanding contributions to Illinois high school football.
He is survived by a son, Craig (wife, Dorothy) Coil of Petersburg; a grandson, Jon Scott Coil; a sister, Kate (husband, Sam) Robison of Marseilles; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until the time of a funeral service at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Petersburg PORTA High School Auditorium, with the Rev. Abraham Mogerman officiating. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Camp Butler National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the PORTA Fitness Center, Attn: Darren Hartry, P.O. Box 202, Petersburg, IL 62675. Vancil-Murphy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visit www.vancilmurphy.com to offer your condolences.
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Gary H. Baise
November 29, 2009
Jack Coil was my football and basketball coach at Chapin High School. He was a wonderful, tough, rugged guy, and we all admired him. He was everything a coach should be in terms of a role model and teacher. I wonder if the young men of today have anything close to such a role model. We were most fortunate to have a man of his talent coach and teach rough hewn farm boys.
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David Vincent
November 20, 2009
Coach Coil was my football coach and baseball coach in 1955 in Chapin. He was a man of integrity who cared about his players and the school. Also taught History.
David & Yvonne Vincent now of Alvin, Tx.
Bill Kraybill
November 20, 2009
Coach Coil was my football coach in 1957 and 1958 and then when I was a Senior in Pittsfield in 1960. He was a strong good man who cared greatly about his players and students. I regret that I didn't have the opportunity to speak with him before his death. - Bill Kraybill now of Columbus, OH
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