Dec. 20, 1945 - March 8, 2016 Alonzo "Lonny" Stokes Esco – a 70 year-old native of Mobile and resident of Axis passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
Mr. Esco, or "Coach" as he was affectionately known by his students, retired from the Mobile County Public School System after a career that lasted more than 37 years. He spent most of his career at Adams Middle School where he taught history and coached girls' basketball for over 20 years. He continued to teach as a substitute for several years after his retirement. He was well respected by his colleagues and students alike as a wonderful teacher and friend and will be remembered for his sweet and funny sense of humor and ability to cultivate a love of history in his students. He believed that "all children are good children." Mr. Esco also served in the Army National Guard for six years. He loved his coffee, coke, and television, enjoyed collecting books, and was an avid New Orleans Saints and Alabama fan.
Mr. Esco was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Greene H. Stokes, and father, Frank Milton Esco.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, Darnell Esco; daughter, Rachell Goram (Kip); granddaughter, Kaitlyn Goram; brother, Frank M. Esco, Jr.; many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home in Saraland on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, March 11, from 5-8 p.m. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-saraland.com.
Published in the Mobile Register and Baldwin County from Mar. 10 to Mar. 11, 2016
Mr. Esco, or "Coach" as he was affectionately known by his students, retired from the Mobile County Public School System after a career that lasted more than 37 years. He spent most of his career at Adams Middle School where he taught history and coached girls' basketball for over 20 years. He continued to teach as a substitute for several years after his retirement. He was well respected by his colleagues and students alike as a wonderful teacher and friend and will be remembered for his sweet and funny sense of humor and ability to cultivate a love of history in his students. He believed that "all children are good children." Mr. Esco also served in the Army National Guard for six years. He loved his coffee, coke, and television, enjoyed collecting books, and was an avid New Orleans Saints and Alabama fan.
Mr. Esco was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Greene H. Stokes, and father, Frank Milton Esco.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, Darnell Esco; daughter, Rachell Goram (Kip); granddaughter, Kaitlyn Goram; brother, Frank M. Esco, Jr.; many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home in Saraland on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, March 11, from 5-8 p.m. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-saraland.com.
Published in the Mobile Register and Baldwin County from Mar. 10 to Mar. 11, 2016
Dec. 20, 1945 - March 8, 2016 Alonzo "Lonny" Stokes Esco – a 70 year-old native of Mobile and resident of Axis passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
Mr. Esco, or "Coach" as he was affectionately known by his students, retired from the Mobile County Public School System after a career that lasted more than 37 years. He spent most of his career at Adams Middle School where he taught history and coached girls' basketball for over 20 years. He continued to teach as a substitute for several years after his retirement. He was well respected by his colleagues and students alike as a wonderful teacher and friend and will be remembered for his sweet and funny sense of humor and ability to cultivate a love of history in his students. He believed that "all children are good children." Mr. Esco also served in the Army National Guard for six years. He loved his coffee, coke, and television, enjoyed collecting books, and was an avid New Orleans Saints and Alabama fan.
Mr. Esco was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Greene H. Stokes, and father, Frank Milton Esco.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, Darnell Esco; daughter, Rachell Goram (Kip); granddaughter, Kaitlyn Goram; brother, Frank M. Esco, Jr.; many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home in Saraland on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, March 11, from 5-8 p.m. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-saraland.com.
Published in the Mobile Register and Baldwin County from Mar. 10 to Mar. 11, 2016
Mr. Esco, or "Coach" as he was affectionately known by his students, retired from the Mobile County Public School System after a career that lasted more than 37 years. He spent most of his career at Adams Middle School where he taught history and coached girls' basketball for over 20 years. He continued to teach as a substitute for several years after his retirement. He was well respected by his colleagues and students alike as a wonderful teacher and friend and will be remembered for his sweet and funny sense of humor and ability to cultivate a love of history in his students. He believed that "all children are good children." Mr. Esco also served in the Army National Guard for six years. He loved his coffee, coke, and television, enjoyed collecting books, and was an avid New Orleans Saints and Alabama fan.
Mr. Esco was preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Greene H. Stokes, and father, Frank Milton Esco.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years, Darnell Esco; daughter, Rachell Goram (Kip); granddaughter, Kaitlyn Goram; brother, Frank M. Esco, Jr.; many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home in Saraland on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, March 11, from 5-8 p.m. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-saraland.com.
Published in the Mobile Register and Baldwin County from Mar. 10 to Mar. 11, 2016
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