Mark Dantonio deals with father's death
Michigan State Spartans coach Mark Dantonio returned to campus Monday following the death of his father, Justin, on Sunday in Zanesville, Ohio.
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Mark Dantonio, who oversaw Monday's team practice, will travel to Zanesville on Wednesday for a visitation and stay for his father's funeral Thursday. He will return to Michigan State for Friday night's season opener against Youngstown State.
Justin Dantonio, a World War II veteran who served as a longtime educator at three Ohio high schools, was 86. Mark Dantonio went to Zanesville last Tuesday as his father underwent a medical procedure but returned to East Lansing shortly thereafter.
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