‘Coach Deke’ was one of a kind

Educator, coach, elite runner dead at 89

Editor’s note: Wakefield educator and longtime track and cross country coach John A. DiComandrea died Friday at the age of 89. Tributes to “Coach Deke,” a Hall of Famer, began to appear on social media almost immediately because in this town he was nothing short of a legend.

 

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