Glenn Labossiere Character Analysis

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Former Griswold football coach Glenn LaBossiere has worked with Phil for over twenty-five years and knows him as well as anyone. He describes him as, “One of those people you meet in your life that truly amazes you. They make you reflect on life and leave you questioning how anyone could ever overcome a tragedy like this.”
Not surprisingly, after the accident, Phil wasn’t sure he was going to coach football any longer. After all, they say losing a child is one of the most painful experiences for a parent to endure. Yet, as the months passed, he reconsidered his decision and returned to coaching because as he stated, “I still have too much to give and I’m not done yet.”
As Phil stoically said about Max’s death, “It’s part of life. Things like

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