Millburn Mourns Coach Carmen Guarino

MILLBURN, NJ - Beloved Millburn High School Physical Education teacher and coach Carmen Guarino succumbed to cancer Thursday morning, according to the Millburn School District.

An educator at Millburn High School for 19 years, Guarino had been undergoing various cancer treatments for the past few months.

"In recent weeks, his condition worsened and he succumbed to the disease this morning," Millburn Principal William Miron said.

Coach Guarino was the Varsity Football Coach for many years and currently coached the Bowling team and was one of the Spring Track coaches as well. According to Miron, Guarino was the consummate educator and his students and athletes learned much from him.

"He was respected and well-liked - indeed, I venture, to say, that he was one of the most popular coaches we have ever had at Millburn High School," Miron said.

Miron said the adage "Students won't care what you know unless they know that you care" always reminded him of Guarino.

"Millburn students always knew that Coach Guarino cared," he said. "Indeed, he had one of the biggest hearts and was one of the friendliest people we knew."

Miron said that the thoughts of the district go out to his family especially his son, daughter, mother, and brother.

"They have been at his side for the last few months," Miron said. "Coach Guarino will be in all of our memories for a long time."

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