Keller Fossil Ridge coach and teacher dies after courageous battle with colon cancer
Keller Fossil Ridge teacher and coach Adam Webb died on Monday after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. He was 47.
Webb, who coached soccer and volleyball was diagnosed in October 2017. At that time, the doctors gave him two to three months to live. He would battle it for 3 1/2 years.
“Coach Webb was an inspiration for every student in his classes, players on the field, teachers, and coaches at Fossil Ridge,” said Keller ISD athletic director Eric Persyn. “He showed up every day with a positive attitude, energetic, mentally tough, and a heart to help kids become better academically, athletically, and individually no matter how he was feeling.”
“Adam coached for me my first year,” Fossil Ridge volleyball coach Hollie Huston added. “It was actually during the season that he got sick and was diagnosed. The man was given three months to live and he came to the banquet at the end of November. It was just one more opportunity for him to share his love with others.”
In May 2019, 18 months after his diagnosis, he and his family were awarded a dream all-expense paid trip to Boston by the Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation with help from Spirit Airlines.
He was nominated by his brother-in-law.
“It’s kind of going back home,” said Webb that day. He grew up in New Hampshire. “My kids are all Red Sox fans, and it’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time.”
Webb, who had been coaching and teaching for the past 17 years, nine at Fossil Ridge, was surprised at the high school while teaching his Spanish class by members from the foundation and Spirit, along with his wife Casaundra and their five kids, Chasia, Samantha, Mercedes, Rockwell and Allyson.
“He is a great coach, teacher, and even better person with a heart for kids,” Persyn said. “We lost an outstanding man who will be missed dearly.”
Added Huston, “Adam was a model of faith and perseverance for our athletes and for the entire Ridge family.”
This story was originally published April 29, 2021 at 4:44 PM.
