Port Jervis Tennis Courts Named After Resident, Tennis Coach

The sign on the fence of the Port Jervis Church Street Park tennis courts on Sept. 24, 2016. The courts were named after a teacher, tennis coach, and Recreation Commission member who lost her battle with cancer in 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)

The tennis courts at Church Street Park in Port Jervis were officially named after coach, teacher, and Recreation Commission member Luann McCarthy on Sept. 24.

McCarthy was a physical education teacher in the Port Jervis City School District, a tennis coach for boys and girls varsity, and a member of the Port Jervis Recreation Commission for over 20 years.

McCarthy died on Sept. 13, 2015, at Orange Regional Medical Center after she lost her battle with cancer at age 57.

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Church Street Park tennis courts in Port Jervis on Sept. 24, 2016. The courts were named after a teacher, tennis coach, and Recreation Commission member who lost her battle with cancer in 2015. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)