A Letter From Coach Will

Luke Espe • April 7, 2021
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To the 12 Labours Community,

I want to start this off by saying Thank You. To each and every member, past and present, I cannot even begin to put into words exactly how grateful I am to have met you all. It’s hard to move to a new place and find new friends. Even more difficult is to find a job that surrounds you with people who are unwavering in their support and genuinely wonderful to be around. I am lucky enough to have found that with you all.

You, the members, made it possible for me to feel immediately at home within the walls of 12 Labours. Getting to know each of you has been a wonderful experience. Some of you I met the day I walked in the doors for the first time, others I have only met recently. With that being said, you each have made a permanent impression on me. You have pushed me day in and day out to be the best coach and human I can be, while simultaneously showing me exactly what community can be. I can only hope that in some way, shape or form I have repaid that favor. 


I truly wish I had the time and space to name and thank each of you individually. I mean, that list would be bordering on nauseatingly long and still wouldn’t capture what I need to say. I hope that this short letter can suffice, though I know it doesn’t.

With that out of the way, it is with great difficulty that I let you all know Angela and I will be moving back down south. We will be making our way to Huntsville, Alabama towards the end of June. Though this move is certainly difficult the decision was not made hastily. We are truly excited about Angela’s new career, the new opportunities, and the chance to live closer to both of our families. We are stoked for the next chapter, though sad to be parting ways with you all in a physical sense. 


I know it will be difficult, if not impossible, to ever find a situation as welcoming and fulfilling as this one. For that I am eternally thankful to all of you. 

See you all in the Heart of Dixie,

Coach Will


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