[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1028-E1029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE LIFE OF COACH PAUL GROVER OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 5, 2016

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is with profound sadness that 
I rise to remember Coach Paul Grover from Florida's First Congressional 
District. Paul passed away on Wednesday June 22, after six courageous 
years of battling with cancer.

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   Coach Grover was born in Pensacola, graduating from Pensacola 
Catholic High School in 1988. After graduation, he attended Livingston 
University before returning home and completing his degree at the 
University of West Florida.
   In 1997, Paul began his coaching career at his alma mater, Pensacola 
Catholic High School, coaching football and baseball. However, in 1998, 
he began his true passion, coaching girls' basketball, where he 
remained the school's assistant coach until 2000. In 1999, under his 
leadership, the girls won a state title, and in 2000 they were runner 
ups. Finally, last year, Paul moved to Jay High School, becoming head 
coach of the girls' basketball team, and working with his dear friend 
and Jay Athletic Director, Lance Youngblood.
   Coach Grover's friends, family, and students will remember him as a 
selfless man, hardworking and encouraging. Outside of love of organized 
sports, Paul was also an avid sportsman and active member of Olive 
Baptist Church.
   My wife, Vicki, and I will keep all who love him, especially his 
mother Lily; brothers, George and Richard; sisters Sharon, Barbara, and 
Marlanne, as well as his numerous nieces, nephews, and godchildren in 
our thoughts and prayers.

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