JAMES MATHIS

To the Family:

You have my deepest prayers and thoughts!!

George

Memories from the old St. Louis-St. Dominic day camp in the middle 60's. All good. Clearpool, cooling by the huge fans in the gym, the rattling "Superior Coach" school bus and those camp outs in the wild complete with fires! At the center of all the fun was Coach Mathis with his calm demeanor.
He taught me the true meaning of character and sportsmanship. Lessons that have lasted a lifetime. Learn from mistakes-try again, only harder and smarter. He was the first person I ever heard the...

To Jay and Jon,
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this very difficult time.
God Bless.

Coach will be missed by all, he touched the lives of so many in such a positive way. The Kevin O'Donnell family

To the best coach I ever had, I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Coach left a lasting and caring impression on so many of us who played for him at St. Dominic. I might not have been the best athlete on the court, but even as I went on to play college basketball, I gave it my all everyday because in the back of mind, I knew if I did I would somehow be making Jim Mathis proud.

That's the kind of teacher he was and the kind of impact he had on me.

Coach will be sorely...

Jaybird and I were team mates on Memphis State cross-country and track teams. We were close friends. He was a year ahead of me at MSU and more than that on the track. He always fondly greeted my parents at Memphis U ball games. He was a great competitor and team mate. My thoughts and prayers are with his sons and their families.

Thanks, Coach, for the life lessons you taught on and off the track/court.
Prayers for the Mathis family.

RIP, Coach. I have a lot of great memories of you from my time at SDS. You were a great coach and kept us all laughing.

A great man!! We both sat on the CBHS football field last summer watching is granson get kicking lessons from Will wilhoit and what a great 2 hours of conversation that I will always remember about life in general and football. My prayers go out to his family. John Vogel