FOR LUIS: Montoya services Thursday, burial Friday

Jul 1, 2021 | Youth |

Luis Montoya was a driving force in New York City youth soccer. (Photo courtesy of the BASYL)

Services for Luis Montoya will be held Thursday.

Montoya, the founder and former president of the Big Apple Youth Soccer League, passed away on June 26.
He was 76.

Services will be held at Martin A Gleason Funeral Home, 10-25 150th Street, Whitestone, N.Y. 11357 on Thursday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m.

A Catholic service at Gleason Funeral Home will be held Friday at 10 a.m. with burial to follow at Pinelawn Cemetery at 2030 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, N.Y.

To keep his dream alive of helping kids in the BAYSL, donations are being accepted for the Luis Montoya Scholarship Fund:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/luis-montoya-scholarship-fund?member=12121587&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

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Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com at https://tinyurl.com/nfhdk4e5.