Dash Between: Pat Ziroli, 64, Italian-born English teacher, honored soccer coach

Pasquale Ziroli and his sister, Bice, in Italy.

Pat Ziroli learned to speak English after coming to America at age 12. As an adult, he spoke the language without an accent and taught English at high schools in Lorain, Ohio.

He also coached high school soccer and was named Erie Shore Conference Boys Soccer Coach of the Year for 1992, '93 and '94.

Elizabeth and Pat Ziroli visit Rome.

Click here to read Ziroli's "Dash Between" in the Feb. 13, 2011, edition of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram.