[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 94 (Tuesday, July 19, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: July 19, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO SANDRA MEADOWS

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                           HON. MARTIN FROST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 19, 1994

  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Duncanville 
Coach Sandra Meadows who died of cancer on May 27. Sandra Meadows, who 
coached girls basketball at the Duncanville Independent School District 
for 25 years, dominated Texas basketball in recent years. During her 
tenure as head coach, the Duncanville Panthrettes won four State titles 
and 743 games in her coaching career.
  In April 1993, Coach Meadows stepped down from her coaching position 
at Duncanville High School. Before her 1989 season, Coach Meadows 
underwent a double mastectomy and had chemotherapy treatments that 
lasted until the first day of practice. However, Coach Meadows coached 
her team virtually without interruption following the surgery.
  Residents of Duncanville, TX and people across the Nation lost a 
professional, dedicated friend, and most of all, a beloved coach with 
the death of Sandra Meadows. And her strongest foundation for success 
as a coach and an educator came from her love of children.
  I commend the Duncanville ISD in renaming the gymnasium where many of 
Coach Meadows best moments were spent, to the Sandra Meadows Gymnasium 
in memory of her dedication to the children and community of 
Duncanville, TX.

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