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University cross country and track and field coach coach Jim Tracy was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2010. Tracy died at age 64 on Sunday.

By Bonta Hill

Students, coaches and teachers have come and gone at University High School, a private high school located in Pacific Heights.

But since the fall of 1994, Jim Tracy has been a fixture at University — specifically on trails and the track.

However, Tracy has battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) since June 2010.

Late Sunday night, Tracy lost his battle with ALS and died at 64 years old, according to University athletic director Jim Ketcham.