On Jan. 6, the baseball team mourned the loss of friend and coach Kevin Burr, who suffered a heart attack and passed away while attending the Baseball Coaches convention in Orlando, Fla. He was 54.
Burr joined coach John Casey and his staff prior to the 2005 season after leaving Dean College where he served as head coach from 1995-2004, posting a combined 115-136-3 record.
Burr was a mentor both on and off the field, teaching math to students from eighth to 12th grades at Franklin Junior High and Franklin High School for over 32 years.
Hailing from Medfield, Burr graduated from the high school there in 1970 and later completed his bachelor's degree from UMass Amherst and his master's degree from Cambridge College.
He is survived by Wendy Burr, of Natick, his wife of 29 years; his two sons, Michael and David Burr; his brothers, Thomas Burr, and his wife Chris; Richard Burr, and his wife Sarah; and his sister, Janet Martini and her husband, Robert.
-by Rachel Dolin
