Long-time Edinburg head coach Robert Vela died this morning. He died at home with his family. His death wasn’t unexpected but that didn’t make the news any easier to take.
I didn’t cover Edinburg on a regular basis, but I would talk to Coach Vela a couple of times a season. On the phone he was always courteous and easy to work with.
Win or lose, he always made himself available after games. He was class act in every sense of the word. He will be sorely missed.
