Gary G. Engler

a life well done-a faithful servant-missed kathyr.

so sorry to hear about Gary...many fond memories of days gone by...Jack

To the Engler family,

Duty, honor, and selfless service are core tenets/values all soldiers of the U.S Armed Forces must internalize and embody to ameliorate a cohesive, hardcore, fighting unit . These are no different whether in business, sport or with family. In Vince Lombardi's famous 1970 speech "What It Takes To Be Number One" reflects these thoughts regarding leadership.

With regard to the aforementioned, Coach Engler was the apitomy of respect, commitment, and...

Gary Engler was more than a mentor, coach and teacher to young people. He also brought those same talents too many seniors as opportunities arose. As a senior who studied under Gary’s tutelage at the Avondale Bible study group I can attest to that. For me personally it was through his mentoring, coaching and teaching that I was brought to a close relationship with the Lord than I had previously known. I will miss Gary as will many others. But we will find comfort in the knowledge that through...

Coach Engler was the best coach and physical education teacher I ever had. Every team member was important to him, and he gently and if needed not so gently pushed us to be the best athlete and more importantly the best person could be. A win was great, but a loss while it hurt for awhile was not the end of the world. I was the manager of the football team during my junior year at Joel Barlow and that team suffered a tough loss to Newtown (only one that year). On the bus back to...

To the Engler Family,
I want to express my sincerest condolences to all of you. I had many a game coaching against Coach Engler. He was a fine coach and educator but an even a better person. He will be missed by all.
Respectfully, Coach Wriedt

The Engler Family,

My sincere sympathy on your loss. Gary was a gentleman who devoted his professional life to the young people he taught and coached with compassion and energy. He had a commitment to excellence not matched by many in any profession. He will be missed by many in the Stonington community which he made a better place. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Gary was the most thorough person I've met whether it was coaching, teaching or administrating. As his assistant coach, I never learned more about the importance of detail than I did from him. Always honest, friendly with a great sense of humor, perhaps the thing I remember most is how devoted he was to everything he did.