[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H4305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE LEGACY OF COACH KENNETH CARTER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, after 49 years of dedicated 
service to the Marietta community, Coach Kenneth Carter is retiring 
from his position with the Physical Education and Health Department and 
as a tennis coach for Marietta High School.
  Coach Carter has been a dedicated educator and a role model for 
sports teams in the Marietta school district for as long as I can 
remember. He has coached football, basketball, track, and, most 
memorably, tennis, where he had a record of 16 consecutive wins, one 
State championship, and nine region championships.
  He received the Georgia Tennis Coach of the Year award and also was 
inducted with the 1985 tennis team into the Marietta High School Hall 
of Fame.
  Prior to his career with Marietta City Schools, Ken Carter worked for 
the Atlanta YMCA, teaching and training children. He drove a bus back 
and forth from the Y, making sure that underprivileged kids had access 
to the facility. Coach Carter has always said that behavior is the 
number-one problem with youths, and the training he gave at the YMCA 
taught kids how to be both good athletes and good people.
  It was here that Coach Carter met the Reverend Martin Luther King, 
Jr. King went to the YMCA often to swim, and Carter would listen to his 
stories about civil rights issues. Coach Carter says working with King 
was a source of personal inspiration and many life lessons.
  Coach Carter has also been very active with his church and served as 
the superintendent of Sunday School for 22 years.
  His dedication and selfless attitude are well-known, as Coach Carter 
has been recognized as the Outstanding Man of the Year, Teacher of the 
Year, and has also received an Outstanding Service Award.
  Congratulations, Coach Carter, on your retirement, and thank you for 
everything you have given to Marietta's school system.

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