Funeral services for St. Lucy’s assistant soccer coach Mark Faurot, also the goalkeeper coach, junior varsity coach and a big contributor to the club soccer community, will be held on Saturday, August 27, at the Christ First Baptist Church in Covina at 11:00 a.m.
Faurot, who had been an assistant at St. Lucy’s since 2005, was diagnosed with cancer in March and passed on Aug. 5 at the age of 41. Faurot, also a softball coach at La Verne Lutheran a few years back, graduated from Diamond Bar, and was a member of the Brahmas’ 1987 CIF championship team. “Our kids are devastated,” St. Lucy’s athletic director Judy Hartranft said. “It was a very tough battle and very quick. He had a rough last few months.” Former St. Lucy’s head coach Robert Rodriguez remembered him fondly. “He worked tirelessly on behalf of the players and families,” Rodriguez said of Faurot. “He was a huge part of the success they have had.”