TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The Salpointe Catholic community is grieving after the death of a longtime teacher, coach, and mentor.

Jim Flannery passed away on Saturday following a battle against late-stage melanoma. Salpointe administrators said he continued to work up until two weeks ago.

Flannery coached the Lancers’ boys’ basketball team from 1977 to 1993 and led them to the school’s first regional championship in 1984.

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He’s also coached the Salpointe golf team since 1981, which has won the region championships 16 times under his leadership. Flannery was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Pima County Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.

Brian Holstrom, a history teacher at Salpointe, said it’s been difficu

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