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George Reh, educator, sports coach, dies at 69

Educator George Reh, right, who died on Dec.

Photo credit: Handout | Educator George Reh, right, who died on Dec. 31, 2012, is seen with his wife Valerie.

George Reh, a longtime educator who touched the lives of thousands of students as a physical education teacher and sports coach in Selden, died Monday. He was 69.

Reh, an institution in his Rocky Point community as a coach, teacher and neighbor, died unexpectedly at Mather Memorial Hospital.

"It is a sudden and tragic end to a wonderful life," said Scott Reh of Rocky Point, the oldest...

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