Santa Rosa’s Cardinal Newman High School remembers beloved former coach and teacher killed in Hwy 12 crash [Video]

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) — In the North Bay, teachers and staff at Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa are mourning the loss of a beloved former coach and teacher.

Pat LaFortune, 78, was killed Thursday in a terrible multi-car pileup on Highway 12.

“I do know that he was a legend here at Cardinal Newman for sure,” said Newman.

Yearbooks are on display at Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa, where former teacher and coach Pat LaFortune was a huge part of this school family for five decades. His picture now hangs in the main office.

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“We literally this morning had dozens of calls from kids, former students telling us how sorry they were to hear,” said school office manager, Carol Drake

LaFortune was killed Thursday in a fiery crash on Highway 12 involving up to …