Obituaries

Legendary Washington High School football coach, James Durwood Ingram, also known as Coach I, passed away on March 5th 2013 at the age of 80 from heart failure. Born in Gerty, Oklahoma on January 8th 1933, Jim was the oldest of three children of Juanita Cecil Ingram and Golman Ciney Ingram. The Ingram family moved to Holtville, California when Jim was a young man, and he graduated from Holtville High School in 1950. While attending Humbolt State University he met and married, Patricia Mattax Ingram. Jim graduated from Humbolt with his Bachelor of Ar4ts in 1955, and began his career as a teacher and football coach. After working at Rio Vista High School from 1955-58, Jim returned to Humbolt State to work as an assistant football coach from 1958-1960. In 1960 the Ingram family settled in Fremont, California where Jim worked as a teacher and coach at Washington High School. In the mid 1970s Jim worked at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, and returned to Washington High School in 1978, and continued to coach and teach until his retirement in 2002. Coach I was a dedicated teacher and committed coach who considered his students and players his 'other' kids.

Jim is survived by his wife Patricia Ingram, sister Sandra VanDiver, children: Michael Ingram, Dana Batt, and Philip Ingram, his grandchildren: Aaron Ingram, Amy Ingram, Luke Batt, Leah Thibault, Taylor Ingram and his beloved bulldog Beau. He is preceded in death by his mother, father and his brother, Bob Ingram.

To honor Coach I, Washington High School football alumni spearheaded the commission of a bronze bust of Coach i's likeness, which was recently placed in front of the Jim Ingram Fieldhouse at TAK Fudena Stadium in Fremont.

A Celebration of Jim Ingram's life is being held on Sunday April 21st in the Washington High School Gymnasium in Fremont. The celebration will begin at 12noon.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to complete the memorial statue at Tak Fudena Stadium. Donations can be sent to"

Washington High School Alumni Foundation

c/o Bill Harrison

37272 Maple Street

Fremont, Ca 94536

please place a note of "Coach Ingram" on any donations sent