Tenure In 2002, three years after graduating, Feis returned to MSDHS, serving as an assistant football coach as well as a school monitor.
2018 shooting On February 14, 2018, at approximately 2:21 P.M. EST, former student
Nikolas Cruz opened fire in
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. According to several eye witnesses and the sheriff's department, Feis quickly ran to the scene and attempted to protect students from gunfire. According to several sources, Feis died in the protection of two students from gunfire. By the end of the shooting, Cruz had killed 17 staff and students.
Reactions to Feis' death After Feis' death was announced, many people came to express their sadness and memories of Feis as a positive influence on their lives. According to
ESPN, none of those interviewed expressed surprise that Feis was willing to sacrifice his life in order to protect students. Dennis Lehtio, a spokesman for the school's football program, stated "[Feis] died the same way he lived – he put himself second." Others remember Feis as a caring member of staff who students cited as a "big ol' teddy bear". == Legacy ==