[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF COACH DAVID POLLARD

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2016

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a man of 
purpose, sincerity, and high character, Coach David Pollard. Sadly and 
tragically, Coach Pollard passed away on April 18, 2016, as a result of 
a senseless accident. His funeral services were held on Sunday, April 
24, 2016 at 3 pm at Cascade Hills Church in Columbus, Georgia.
  Coach Pollard was born on March 28, 1980 in Columbus, Georgia to the 
union of Terry and Sandra Pollard Render. He was a 1998 graduate of 
Shaw High School and 2002 graduate of Albany State University with a 
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. He was pursuing a Master's Degree in 
Psychology from Columbus State University.
  He was a highly respected educator and coach with stops as a 
community coach at Jordan Vocational High School and he was serving as 
a teacher and the Head Baseball Coach at George Washington Carver High 
School at the time of his passing.
  George Washington Carver once said, ``How far you go in life depends 
on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, 
sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. 
Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.'' Coach 
David Pollard understood these lessons very well.
  He dedicated his life to helping others--especially our most precious 
resources--young people. He used the season of his life to help others 
to reach their full potential. He was dedicated to his craft as both a 
teacher and a coach. His engaging personality and steadfast faith in 
God as a member of Central Baptist Church made him a person that was 
admired and respected by all that came in contact with him. Coach 
Pollard was universally respected by his peers in the baseball coaching 
fraternity. He was loved by his players, students and colleagues. But, 
he knew that his life would be measured not by wins and losses on a 
sports field but by the difference he made in the lives of his students 
and players.
  We all can learn so much from the life of Coach David Pollard. We 
must live everyday as if it were our last. Treat all people with 
dignity and respect and make a difference in the lives of others.
  His greatest role in life was that of a dedicated husband and father. 
Just as he demonstrated a great love for people, he demonstrated an 
even greater love for his family.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join my wife, Vivian and me, 
along with more than 730,000 people of the Second Congressional 
District in extending condolences to his wife, Adrienne, his daughter 
Joy and his entire family. ``To God Be the Glory'' for the life of 
Coach David Pollard for his contributions to the betterment of 
humankind.

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