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<\/a><\/p>\nGrowing up in Independence, a small town along Route 395, Tom developed a deep appreciation for
\nliving and raising a family in a close-knit community. When it came time to begin his career in education,
\nhe was drawn to a teaching position in Murphys, where a single teacher covered every two grades. InIn
\n1971, Tom began his lifelong career in education, joining Murphys Grammar School as the last teacher
\nhired, where he taught for two years before moving on to Michelson Elementary School upon its
\nopening. He spent the next 30 years teaching seventh and eighth grade, first at Michelson, then at Avery
\nMiddle School, when it opened in 1993.<\/p>\n
His involvement in education continued after he retired from teaching, moving into roles as principal,
\nathletic director, and school board member, where his love of education and community continue to
\nflourish. \u201cAs a friend, a teacher, and a coach, he has given his time, his heart, and his helping hand to so
\nmany of us \u2014without hesitation and always with a smile,\u201d shares Jan and Patty Schulz, retired educators
\nand owners of The Spice Tin. During his short time as principal at Michelson, Tom was able to work side
\nby side with his late wife Lynne, who was the secretary there for 14 years. Both Tom and Lynne had a
\nlove for education and making an impact. \u201cShe always wanted a job that mattered,\u201d Tom reflects, \u201cwhen
\nshe got into the school, that was real fulfilling for her\u201d.<\/p>\n
Teaching in a small town meant getting involved outside of the classroom. Tom started his coaching
\ncareer the moment he became an educator, spending 30 years and over one thousand games coaching
\nboys\u2019 and girls\u2019 basketball. In 2022, the Vallecito Union School District dedicated the Avery Middle
\nSchool Gymnasium to Tom. \u201cThat was really quite an honor,\u201d shares Tom. Tom has stayed involved in the
\nyouth sports programs as a referee during his retirement, and he has recently gotten back into the
\ncoaching role, helping his youngest son, Todd.<\/p>\n
Outside of education and coaching, Tom serves on the Ebbetts Pass Veterans Memorial District board
\nand the Murphys Area Community Tennis Association (MACTA) board. Fellow MACTA board member
\nand educator Sally Klassen shares, \u201cI can\u2019t think of anyone more deserving than Tom to be celebrated
\nfor outstanding dedication to our community. He is kind, honest, wise, thoughtful, and humble. Tom has
\nbeen a champion of education and sports in our community for many years and has made a lasting
\nimpact on so many young people. His influence has helped cultivate a community that we can all be
\nproud of.\u201d<\/p>\n
Join us on March 21st at 11 AM for the Murphys Irish Day parade, where we\u2019ll celebrate Tom and all the
\nother fantastic parade participants. Learn more at visitmurphys.com\/murphys-irish-day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Murphys, CA…We are delighted to announce that Tom Eising, retired educator and coach, will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 2026 Murphys Irish Day Parade! \u201cOn behalf of the Murphys Business Association (MBA), it is an absolute pleasure to have Tom as our Grand Marshal this year,\u201d says Scott Klann, President of the MBA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20,18,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-featured","category-murphys","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4322.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=199995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199997,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199995\/revisions\/199997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/199996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=199995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=199995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=199995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}