Schenectady coach Daffner remembered for ‘devotion and dedication to her students’ | The Daily Gazette
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Schenectady bowling head coach Karen Daffner, left, and assistant head coach Sharon Sager pose at a March 9 practice at Boulevard Lanes. Daffner died Friday from cancer at the age of 65.
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Longtime Schenectady City School District coach and physical education teacher Karen Daffner was ecstatic when her girls’ bowling team won the Section II Class A championship last season at Boulevard Bowl. It was the first Section II title for any girls’ program at that high school in 16 years.
But that milestone win and none of the victories or losses in any of the four sports she coached at various levels for 31 seasons didn’t define her legacy. Instead, what everyone who had their lives touched by Daffner will remember are her toughness contrasted with her many acts of kindness and generosity.