Hosts Tom Sica (left) and Steve Rothenberg tell the crowd gathered for the Gene Connolly Celebration of Life Tribute that humor was going to rule the day at the Concord High School on Saturday, October 20, 2018.
Hosts Tom Sica (left) and Steve Rothenberg tell the crowd gathered for the Gene Connolly Celebration of Life Tribute that humor was going to rule the day at the Concord High School on Saturday, October 20, 2018. Credit: GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff

Concord High School Principal Tom Sica and Technical Center Director Steve Rothenberg led a humor-filled and poignant tribute to Gene Connolly at his Celebration of Life in the school’s student center on Saturday afternoon. Former students and selected speakers, including Mr. Connolly has ALS filmmaker Dan Habib and CHS teacher Heidi Crumrine and her husband, and CHS administrator, Tom all shared memories of the beloved principal. The Connolly family shared photos and videos that ran throughout the two-hour tribute.