‘His legacy is us’: Daniel M. Horyn, Niles North teacher, coach, mentor, dead at 34

After 13 years on the job, some teachers burn out. Dan Horyn seemed to be just warming up. The popular English teacher and track and cross-country coach at Niles North High School in Skokie died Monday of esophageal cancer. He was 34 and left behind a wife, Andrea, their dog Gina and a legacy of changing lives, his students and fellow teachers said.