The Pleasant Valley School District is mourning the loss of its head boys soccer coach.

Pleasant Valley School District issued the following statement Tuesday afternoon on its Facebook page regarding the passing of soccer coach and teacher, Chris Pachuta, Tuesday morning.

“It is with great sadness that we must inform the Pleasant Valley community of the death of one of our faculty members. Mr. Chris Pachuta, high school social studies teacher and soccer coach, passed away this morning.

“Mr. Pachuta’s passing has deeply affected us all. We will have counselors available to our students tomorrow from 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the high school. Any student in need of extra support may report to the new auditorium at the high school at any time throughout the day. Counseling has also been made available to faculty and staff.

“We offer our deepest condolences to Chris’s family, friends, students, and co-workers who could not have prepared for this sudden loss. We ask all of you to keep Chris and his family in your thoughts and prayers.”

[naviga:font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"]Pachuta, 35, of Kunkletown, was heading into his 10th season as the Bears head boys soccer coach. 

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