Former area teacher, coach Roy Thobe dies at 60

Roy Thobe was a longtime teacher and coach in Fairborn City Schools, serving 14 seasons as the varsity football coach. | Fairborn City Schools via social media

Roy Thobe was a longtime teacher and coach in Fairborn City Schools, serving 14 seasons as the varsity football coach. | Fairborn City Schools via social media

Former area teacher and coach Roy Thobe died Sunday at St. Rita’s Hospital in Lima, according to his obituary. He was 60.

Thobe was a math teacher and a coach of both high school track and football at several schools in the Hamilton and Dayton areas, his obituary said.

One district was Fairborn City Schools, where Thobe was a teacher and varsity football coach.

On social media, the district said it extends it sympathy and love to his family, adding, “Thank you Coach Thobe for helping our young student-athletes learn about work ethic, humility, kindness and strength and fortitude. You will forever be a part of Skyhawk Nation!”

Thobe was coach at Fairborn for 14 seasons, after which he was an assistant football coach in Centerville, this publication previously reported.

According to his obituary, a Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Thobe at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5 at St. John Catholic Church in Maria Stein, Ohio, and his burial will be at a later date.

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