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Former Leonia High Standout Athlete, Coach Chris Farulla Dies, 29 Former Leonia High Standout Athlete, Coach Chris Farulla Dies, 29
Former Leonia High Standout Athlete, Coach Chris Farulla Dies, 29 Christopher Daniel Farulla of Leonia died suddenly Aug. 21. He was 29 years old. Most recently of Phoenix, A.Z., Farulla was a longtime resident of Leonia where he was a high school wrestler and football player. He wrestled in the 2007 New Jersey State Wrestling Championships, earning the title Region 2 Champion. He later became a wrestling coach and mentor to countless high school athletes. Friends and loved ones remembered Farulla as being unapologetically honest and a good friend. "Chris Farulla, you were one of a kind my friend," JP Reyes wrote on social media.  "Alway…