Officials are remembering the life of Jason Stein, who coaches at J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs.
J.P. Taravella High School athletic director Jason Stein, who died of complications from COVID-19 last week, was honored by Broward County commissioners at Tuesday's meeting.
Commissioners held a moment of silence for Stein, who died Thursday at age 46.
In addition to his athletic director duties, Stein had worked as a coach, teacher, driver's ed instructor and counselor at the Coral Springs school, Principal Mary DeArmas said in a statement.
"Coach Stein was a perfect example of being one of the leaders of our JPT family," DeArmas said in the statement. "He never met a stranger, he was as REAL as anyone could be and most people quickly picked up that he was all HEART."
DeArmas said Stein battled the coronavirus in the hospital for over a month.
Stein was married with two daughters.
