Hundreds of people filled Church of the Glades in Coral Springs Thursday to honor slain Stoneman Douglas High School assistant football coach Aaron Feis. Feis, 37, was killed in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at the school. Witnesses say he was shot as he ran at the shooter and pushed students out of harm’s way. Ever the coach, Feis’s memorial service opened with the singing of the national anthem. Hundreds of people filled Church of the Glades in Coral Springs to honor slain Stoneman Douglas High School assistant football coach Aaron Feis on Feb. 22, 2018. Credit Peter Haden Edit | Remove “He was a big bear of a man, with a heart as big as his frame,” said Pastor George Callahan. Flanked by 17 flickering candles, family, friends and players shared stories about Feis. They spoke of the hard-working family man who sometimes drove the team bus and did landscaping to make ends meet. Feis was never too busy to make time -- for anybody. Coaching colleagues remembered the jovial coach with the
↧