Mike Taylor coached basketball at Mesquite High School in Gilbert. He was killed in the crash on I-10 on his way back from a tournament in California.
Mike Taylor, a JV and freshman basketball coach and varsity assistant coach, was killed in a crash on the way back from a tournament. Here's how he was remembered.GILBERT, Ariz. — A special gathering was held Saturday to remember an East Valley high school basketball coach who was killed in a car crash.
Mike Taylor was the freshman and JV basketball coach at Mesquite. On Monday, he was coming back from a basketball tournament in California when he died. Hansen says she worked with Coach Mike for a year and always cherished their time together. She says he was always upbeat, smiling and treated his students like family.
"I think that his kids need to know the impact he's had on them will last a lifetime so even though he's gone, he's going to live on in them," Hansen said."He had the best aura ever, you wanted to be around him and we're going to miss that. We're going to miss him a lot."
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