Yep , I'm sure I know how that feels
a couple of my high school coaches still live here in town , and I see them regularly
small town living , plus they both go to my church..........................lol
but they both still get referred to as , "hey coach"
couple weeks ago , I ordered a new Letterman / Varsity jacket in my old school color , which we don't use anymore since we consolidated with another school
well the other day it came in the mail and I had to go to post office to pick it up , and there was one of my old coaches , and just like you said
Hey Coach !!!
you'll never guess whats in this package..................lol
there is just some stuff you will never forget
here's a picture of the two of them that still live here in town , the one on the left was the head coach ( and also my History teacher )and the girls won three state championships with him as coach
the one on the right is the one I meet at the post office , he was the assistant coach ( and also my Math teacher , not my strongest subject ) on those three teams and the head coach of another that won a state championship , he was also our baseball coach , assistant track coach
P.S.
thats my sister standing right next to him