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A celebration of Frank Yancey's life will be held on March 9th at Sunrise Church, 3pm...

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Yancey passes at 49
Longtime assistant coach for several East County schools

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SANTEE (2-14-12) — FRANK YANCEY was known as the offensive lineman’s best friend. Never one to overrate a player’s performance, Yancey was always willing to praise those in the trenches for a job well done.

Annually, he would lobby for players worthy of post-season recognition. No question he knew talent when he saw it.

A veteran East County mentor of 28 high school seasons, Yancey, who served as the Valhalla offensive line coach last season, passed away of undisclosed causes on Monday (Feb. 13). He died in his Santee home at the age of 49.

“I coached with Frank for more than 20 years and nobody enjoyed working with the kids any more than he did,” said former East County head coach STEVE SUTTON. “He really knew his stuff and the kids responded positively to him.”

A correctional deputy for the San Diego County Sheriffs Department, Yancey coached with some big names such as Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid and Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress as a graduate assistant at Northern Arizona University in 1986.

Yancey also coached 18 seasons at West Hills High, five at El Cajon Valley and the last five at Valhalla. His college tenure also included a stop at College of Eastern Utah.

As a player, Yancey was an offensive lineman at Santana High School, Grossmont College and San Francisco State.

Coach Frank Yancey--

Student and Player at the following schools

--Santana H.S. Class of 1981

--Grossmont College 1981-1982

--San Francisco State University 1982-1985 BA Liberal Arts

Coaching Experience

--Northern Arizona University Graduate Asst

--College of Eastern Utah

--El Cajon H.S.

--West Hills H.S. 15 Years

--Valhalla H.S.

Employment

--San Diego County Sheriff Detentions Deputy 22 Years

Memorable Coaches and Bosses

--Ray Scholten, David Hunter, Mr. Wonderful Dick Hoy, Mrs. Anne Foster-Arneson, Clark Staples, Terry Hanslick, Jim Symington, Dwight Morris, Sam Gruniessen, Vic Rowen, Andy Reid, Brad Childress, Steve Sutton, Dan Conway, Jim Finch, Al Eyer, Ernie Lopez, Gloria Rundel, Al Courtney, Gary Williams, Chris Buchannon, Laura Coyne, David Hisquierdo, Mark Hays, Jayson Kamoss, Tom Poulin...

I am fortunate to have been raised well by my parents Benny and Ludean Yancey. I have been blessed by having the greatest sister known to mankind, Rhonda Yancey-Bollen.

Thank you to Dick and Jill Walter for being my adoptive parents.

I have to be one of the luckiest people on this earth to have friends that make up my family, in no particular order Thank You. Jim "The Rev" Jones, my college roommate. Brian and Kelly Patterson, Brian Keaton, Jaime Hill, Vince Damico, Carrie Massie, Dave and Lori Ross, Xavier Graves, Kenny Mitchell, Dan and Avis Thomas, Sean Mallory, Mike Joplin you crazy dude, Mark and Shelly Noble, Dave Gross, Aaron Hoxie...

I have been lucky to coach both boys and girls during my career and I thank all of my former players at all the schools for keeping it fun, helping an old man feel like a kid. I love you all, thanks for your efforts...

Sincerely,

Frank Yancey