Albert Endriss

1928 - 2023

Albert James Endriss entered his eternal rest on November 7, 2023, in the company of his loving family at his home. Al was a Bay Area native, born February 18, 1928 in Oakland, California. Al was a stand out athlete in his youth, having excelled at St. Elizabeth's High School. He went on to have a brief career in professional sports. He played baseball in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization for three years before playing football for the San Francisco 49ers. He had fond memories of playing at Kezar Stadium. It was during this time, when he was home visiting in Oakland, that he met the love of his life, Jacqueline Rose. The two had been together ever since, having a strong and loving marriage for 67 years. Al and Jackie moved to Marin County in 1958, where he had a great impact on the community. He was a teacher at Redwood High School for 35 years. While he was a highly regarded teacher, he is likely best known for his coaching career, having coached football (15 years) and baseball (21 years) at Redwood, as well as being the head baseball coach at College of Marin (15 years). Al also had stints being the coach at Santa Clara University and the French National team. He ended his coaching career as a golf coach at The Branson School. He accumulated 937 total wins as a baseball coach. Al was inducted into the following Hall of Fames: Marin Athletic Foundation, College of Marin, Redwood High School Athletics, San Francisco State University and the National Baseball Coaches HOF. He was not only a teacher and coach, but a true mentor for so many former players, off the field, for all the years after.Al loved being with family and friends, especially over the holidays. He was always charismatic, full of energy and dressed well for any occasion. He spent a great amount of time in his life in one of his favorite locations, Lake Tahoe, where he also had a home. He loved to sit on the deck in Tahoe, with a glass of wine, and play any family member willing in a game of Backgammon. Al was a man of faith, being a long time member of both St. Patrick's and St. Anthony's churches. He and Jackie were proud parents of three children - Mark (Misty), Matt (Jennifer Miller) and Nicole (Chad Stuart). All three attended Redwood High School when Al was a teacher at the school. Both Mark and Matt played on his baseball teams. In addition to his wife and children, Al is survived by seven loving grandchildren and one great grandchild. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on November 17, 2023 at St. Patrick Church in Larkspur.