In a photo posted on his Facebook page in January 2014, Delbert "Gordon" Gandy stands with Adlai E. Stevenson High School fencers. Gandy coached the team for 13 years.

LINCOLNSHIRE – Delbert "Gordon" Gandy coached fencing for more than 30 years, including the Adlai E. Stevenson High School team for more than a decade.

Gandy died Tuesday after he was struck by a vehicle while he was trying to help a woman whose car had rolled over.