“Their legacy lives on in every student who learned to believe in themselves,” the school said of Thomas and Lisa Hengel
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- Thomas Hengel, 72, and his wife, Lisa Hengel, 61, were killed after their car crashed into their neighbor’s home on Jan. 17
- Thomas was a beloved cross-country and track coach at Clearview Regional High School for over 40 years
- The school remembered the couple in a Monday, Jan. 19 statement, saying, “He and his wife Lisa lived their lives within our community, always displaying kindness and humility”
A beloved high school coach and his wife died after their car crashed into their neighbor’s home in Harrison Township, N.J., on Jan. 17.
Shortly after 6 p.m., Thomas Hengel, 72, and his wife, Lisa Hengel, 61, were in their Hyundai Palisade SUV when it accelerated and crashed into the neighbor’s home, ABC 6 reported, citing investigators. The crash caused a fire, which quickly consumed the car and the home.
No one inside the home was injured; however, the home is now uninhabitable, CBS Philadelphia reported…