Gregory Allen Jaros, 64, a Northland resident of Kansas City, MO passed away unexpectedly while on vacation, August 8, 2022. Gregory was born July 16, 1958 to Robert T. and Patricia I. (Slawski) Jaros in St. Louis, MO.
Gregory graduated from Eureka High School and continued his education at Northwest Missouri State University, earning his Masters in Education. Gregory was hired at the Platte County High School, where he taught and coached baseball and football. He was a dedicated teacher, baseball and football coach and born leader. He was inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and the Platte County High School Hall of Fame. Gregory also took his teams to 3 State Football Championships and 1 State Baseball Championship.
Greg never met a stranger. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends and was always the life of the party. He also enjoyed boating, golfing, listening to 810 sports, playing music at all hours of the day and night (his best friend was Amazon Alexa), enjoyed entertaining and smoking meats, watching competitive sports, AGT, Law and Order. He had a huge heart and cared for each and everyone of us.
He is survived by his mother, Patricia McEntee; his wife, Cynthia Sue Jaros; 4 children: Todd Jaros (Megan) of Platte City, MO; Nicholas Jaros (Kristi) of Olathe, KS; Nicki Trautloff (Steven) of Atchison, KS and Sean Schmidt (Paige) of Atchison, KS; ten grandchildren: Campbell, Cooper, Rennik, Corbin, Max, Ethan, Griffin, Graycen, Alexis and Jackson; three siblings: Keith Jaros (Becky) of St. Louis, MO; Patrick Jaros of St. Louis, MO; and David Jaros (Tammy) of St. Louis, MO; He was preceded in death by his father, late wife, Cheryl Jaros; a brother Roger Jaros, and grandson Landon Jaros
A Funeral Service celebrating Greg’s life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022, at the First Baptist Church of Platte City, 17385 MO-371 Platte City, MO 64079. No Formal visitation will be held. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions are suggested to Landon’s Legacy Charitable Foundation at landonslegcyfoundation.com. Landon’s Legacy (landonslegacyfoundation.com).
My condolences to the entire Jaros family. Coach J was my baseball and football coach at Platte County and he left a lasting impact on me as a person and a player. God Bless.
Thoughts and Prayers to The Family. Greg was my coach in 1982, and my sons coach in 2007. Great guy and the world is a worse place without him.
He was a great guy. All of his looked up to him. So sorry for this loss.
Coach Jaros was an amazing teacher, coach, and a great man. He will be missed. Prayers for his entire family.
Cindy, I am so very sorry to hear of your husbands passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you.
Coach Jaros was a big part of many lives and successes at PCHS. We’ve lost another good man. Thanks Coach, you are remembered and you will be missed.
Greg was a great friend who will be missed dearly.
Well respected for his leadership, he touched so many with his always positive attitude.
We are thankful for the countless memories and will forever miss that smile and his contagious laugh.
Kerry & Carla
Greg was a great friend who will be dearly missed.
As a well respected leader, he touched so many with his always positive attitude.
We’re thankful for the countless memories and will forever miss that smile and his contagious laughter.
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family at this difficult time.
So sorry for the loss of Greg. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, especially his mother Pat.
Prayers for the entire Jaros family. Greg was a wonderful person (inside and out) and a family friend of my dad Tom Morgan. He was my mentor in high school and supported my love of architecture even back then. I know he will be missed in the thousands..
So many memories of Coach J., so very sad it’s hard to believe, keeping the whole Jaros family in my thoughts and prayers. ❤️
My heart goes out to all the family. He was a great man and knew how to get the most out of the players he coached. May the memories never fade.
Could never have a better friend and colleague. I much admired Greg’s zest for life and his appreciation for integrity. An honorable man. His family is a testament to what is good and right about the man and his contribution to education and the worth of mankind.
Coach J was the best! I played on his football and baseball teams and spent four years in his Industrial Arts classes at PC. He gave me the nickname (Shady) Lane my freshman year, sticks with me to this day! Thoughts and prayers for his family! Your dad was an amazing man and mentor to many of us! Rest easy Coach.
Well said Scot Lane. There are special people who truly make a difference in our lives as we are growing up. I can think of 3 or 4 for me specifically and Coach Jaros is absolutely on that list. He brought the best out of his players in a positive way that I will never forget. I learned a lot about baseball from Coach and appreciate everything he did for me. You made me a better baseball player, and more importantly a better person.
My condolences to the Jarod family, Greg was a great man and loved by many.
Coach you will be missed. Never met anyone so dedicated to passing on sports knowledge in my life. Never gave up on any athlete no matter their level of talent. Rest In Peace !
The world lost a good man. He made a lasting impression on my life. Even after high school I ran into him a few times, and it was always good conversation. My prayers for his family, I can only imagine how much they miss him.
My condolences to the Jaros family. I have nothing but great memories of Greg during my high school years at PCHS.
So sorry to hear about Coach Jaros. He was an amazing coach and and a great teacher and just a pain dude. Hewas passionate about his Defence and good pursuit angles. He will never be forgotten.
GREG AND CINDY WAS OUR TRUE AND BEST FRIENDS. NOT MANY TIMES IN LIFE DO YOU GET TO HAVE A BEST FRIEND LIKE GREG. CINDY WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU BOTH AND WILL BE HERE FOR YOU NO MATTER WHAT.
GENE AND MARIE
I am very saddened to hear of Coach Jaros’s passing. He was an incredible teacher and made a huge impact on my first year at Platte County High. He will be very missed.
My condolences to the Jaros family. I umpired many of Greg’s Platte County baseball games, especially in the 80s and 90s. He was an outstanding coach and a gentleman on and off the field. He will be greatly missed.