[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 37 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E228-E229]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN MEMORY OF LOU WACKER

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2019

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I rise in memory of Lou Wacker, who died 
on February 15, 2019, at the age of 84. Mr. Wacker was the celebrated 
football coach for 23 seasons at my alma mater, Emory & Henry College, 
where he compiled an impressive record and shaped the lives of many 
young men. The Richmond Times-Dispatch quoted him as saying on his 
retirement, ``To say that Emory & Henry College and the football 
program have been a big part of my life for 23 years would be an 
understatement; it has been my life.''
  Coach Wacker was a native of Richmond and excelled at football during 
his time at the University of Richmond. Before his tenure at Emory & 
Henry, he was a defensive coordinator at Hampden-Sydney College. His 
arrival at Emory & Henry in 1982 started an incredible run for the 
Wasps. By the time he retired in 2004, his teams had compiled a 164-76 
record, including seventeen consecutive winning seasons, a 37-game 
winning streak from 1991 to 1998, and eleven Old Dominion Athletic 
Conference Championships.
  After retiring, Coach Wacker stayed close to Emory. For his great 
success, he received many honors, including induction into the Emory & 
Henry College Hall of Fame and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. The 
home grandstand at Emory & Henry's football stadium also bears his 
name. The many players and assistants he mentored over the years will 
remember him for his skill as a coach and for the impact he had on 
them.

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  Coach Wacker's survivors include his children Bruce, Kristen, and 
Louis, and his grandchildren Anna Whitehead, Adele Kraus, and Robin 
Kraus. I offer my condolences to them on their loss.

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