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James Modugno

Longtime, Popular Westchester HS Coach Dies From Complications Of COVID-19 Longtime, Popular Westchester HS Coach Dies From Complications Of COVID-19
Longtime, Popular Westchester HS Coach Dies From Complications Of Covid-19 Family, students, friends, and fellow employees are grieving the loss of a mainstay of the Valhalla School District for more than 40 years from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Nicholas Modugno, 91, died on Wednesday, April 29, from complications of COVID-19.  Modugno was known to all simply as Mr. D. or Coach D., said William McGuinn, the former president and a member of the Valhalla Board of Education. He taught and coached the children of Valhalla for more than 40 years, spanning into six decades. Even after his retirement in 2000, Modugno continued to be an ever-presen…