If the weather is inclement then the ceremony will be moved inside to the high school auditorium.
Due to COVID-19 last year and the shutdown of all schools in Pennsylvania on March 13, 2020, the Wall of Fame ceremony was not held. This year the Wall of Fame Committee decided to combine the 2020 and 2021 ceremonies to honor all three inductees.
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2020 Inductees: John J. Coll Jr. and Thomas E. Mitchell (Posthumously)
Mr. John J. Coll Jr. was born and raised in Phoenixville PA. A 1971 graduate of St. Pius X High School. He continued his undergraduate education at Mount Saint Maryâs University graduating in 1975 with a BA in Political Science. He then graduated from George Mason University with a Juris Doctor Degree in 1980. He continued on to Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and graduated in 1987 with a Masters of Laws in Taxation.
UpdatedFri, Apr 30, 2021 at 12:29 pm ET
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John J. Coll Jr., Thomas E. Mitchell, and Barry Irvin Sankey will be inducted into the Phoenixville Area School District Hall of Fame on Monday evening. (Marlene Lang)
PHOENIXVILLE, PA The Phoenixville Area School District will induct three new members to its Wall of Fame on Monday evening John J. Coll Jr., a dedicated coach and volunteer, Big Tom Thomas E. Mitchell who was sometimes Santa Claus, and sports journalist Barry Irvin Sankey.
The induction event happens on Monday, May 3 at 7 p.m. outside the Phoenixville Area High School, 1200 Gay Street. If the weather is inclement then the ceremony will be moved inside to the high school auditorium, the school district said. The event is sponsored by the PASD Wall of Fame Committee.