[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING COACH STAN SLABY

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                         HON. THOMAS MacARTHUR

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 7, 2016

  Mr. MacARTHUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory and life 
of Coach Stan Slaby, of the Third Congressional District, and to 
express my sincerest condolences to his family and loved ones he has 
left behind, as well as to recognize his career of service and 
community engagement.
  Coach Slaby was a beloved educator at Admiral Farragut Academy for 39 
years at its northern campus in Pine Beach, New Jersey. He was born in 
1924 to Polish immigrants and enlisted in the United States Navy almost 
immediately after graduating high school. He received the Navy & Marine 
Corps medal for saving a drowning marine in the sea at Normandy on June 
9th of 1944 and continued on to receive four more service medals before 
being honorably discharged in April of 1946.
  After resuming his education and receiving his BA in History with a 
Minor in Physical Education, Coach Slaby was hired by Admiral Farragut 
Academy where he taught history and eventually became the full-time 
Athletic Director. Coach Slaby coached many great teams and outstanding 
student-athletes, won coaching awards, and was admired by his peers. He 
is remembered fondly for his teachings and legacy of discipline, self-
reliance, and respect that his coaching philosophy was centered upon.
  Mr. Speaker, the people of New Jersey's Third Congressional District 
are tremendously honored to have had Coach Stan Slaby as a selfless and 
dedicated member of their community, whose coaching legacy and 
vivacious spirit will never be forgotten. It is with a heavy heart that 
I commemorate his honorable service to our nation, as well as his 
coaching career and life, before the United States House of 
Representatives.

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