[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7532]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING COACH JACK CRABTREE OF SALINE HIGH SCHOOL IN SALINE, MICHIGAN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Black). The Chair recognizes the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a man who has 
dedicated over 40 years of his life to mentoring and educating 
thousands of young men and women in Saline, Michigan.
  Coach Jack Crabtree has long been admired for his fighting spirit, 
dedication, loyalty, and integrity. Throughout the last four decades at 
Saline High School, Coach Crabtree has left lasting impressions on his 
students, his players, and his staff.
  In the classroom, he taught students the importance of civic 
engagement through his American government, history, and economics 
classes. In fact, my staff has been blessed by the impact of one of his 
former students.
  As head of the physical education department, Coach Crabtree 
emphasized the value of working hard until the whistle blows, but he 
certainly is most well-known in the community for dedicating a large 
part of his life to football and, under his leadership, created the 
storied football tradition which exists today at Saline High School.
  In 1988, Coach Crabtree's success on the field was affirmed when he 
was inducted into the Michigan High School Football Coaches Hall of 
Fame; however, Jack Crabtree has been more than just ``the football 
coach'' to the community of Saline, Michigan.
  He always knew the most important play on the football field was the 
next one, and he passed along his focus and persevering spirit to young 
people in Saline throughout his four decades as a teacher, coach, and 
mentor.
  His dedication to hard work, discipline, and integrity has shaped and 
motivated thousands of his students and players to achieve great things 
in their personal and professional careers.
  Jack Crabtree embodied his personal credo that, in the long run, a 
man's dedication is the only true measure of his greatness.
  I am grateful to Coach Crabtree for his continued commitment to the 
community of Saline, and I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
his many years of service.

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