[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 83 (Friday, May 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3929-H3930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING STUART SLIGH, SR.

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. 
Stuart Sligh, Sr., for winning the Savannah Morning News Unsung Hero 
Award for 2019.
  Presented annually at the Best of Preps banquet in the First 
Congressional District of Georgia, the award honors individuals who 
unassumingly

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offer their time and resources to local high school sports teams so 
they can perform at the highest level possible.
  This year's recipient, Mr. Sligh, Sr., founded the Stuart Sligh Jr. 
Memorial Foundation in honor of his 16-year-old son, a standout athlete 
at Savannah Country Day School in both baseball and football who 
tragically passed away in a car accident.
  Raising money in Stu Sligh's memory, the foundation has contributed 
over $50,000 to school athletics across the Savannah area, as well as 
other organizations in the State, like the YMCA.
  The donations have gone toward purchasing pitching machines for 
baseball teams, new jerseys for football teams, and much more.
  I thank Mr. Sligh for his work in our community and congratulate him 
on winning the 2019 Unsung Hero Award.

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