Bethlehem resident Albert Augelli, 61, worked at the high school 19 years and had a passion for baseball.
Albert Augelli had a passion for baseball.
The Phillipsburg High School guidance counselor, who died Wednesday at age 61, was a Mid-Atlantic Conference first-team third baseman in his playing days at the University of Scranton, according to his obituary.
Albert Augelli, 61, of Bethlehem, was a guidance counselor for 19 years at Phillipsburg High School. (Courtesy photo)He went on to coach baseball camps for Phillipsburg, Lafayette College and DeSales University, among other places.
The Bethlehem resident worked as a counselor in Phillipsburg for the last 19 years.
Viewings for Augelli will be held 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Connell Funeral Home, 245 E. Broad St. in Bethlehem. A Mass of Christian burial will follow at noon at St. Anne's Catholic Church, 450 E. Washington Ave. in Bethlehem.
Phillipsburg Superintendent George Chando on Thursday said Augelli was well-regarded among students and staff. The counselor was not at work for about a week prior to his death following an undisclosed medical incident.
He is survived by his mother, two sisters and nieces and nephews.
"When I think of Al, I think of somebody that was a dedicated and loyal member of our faculty," the superintendent said.
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