[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING COACH LAMPKIN FOR HER 40-YEAR CAREER AT HERMANN HIGH SCHOOL

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 12, 2019

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Coach 
Linda Lampkin on her retirement after a remarkable 40-year career at 
Hermann High School.
   Coach Lampkin is a Missouri high school sports icon. Growing up in 
Berger, she spent her childhood in the same school district she would 
later dedicate four decades of her adult life to--Gasconade County R-I 
schools in Hermann, MO. At Hermann High she excelled in softball and 
volleyball before going on to play volleyball at Southwest Missouri 
State University in Springfield, Missouri.
   In 1979 Coach Lampkin returned to Hermann to begin her teaching and 
coaching career. Throughout her years at Hermann High, she filled a 
variety of positions including: physical education, health, and 
weightlifting teacher; athletic director, assistant principal, and 
coaching both volleyball and softball. Starting as the assistant 
volleyball coach, she became head coach in 1980 and held the position 
for an astonishing 39 years.
   Throughout her Hall of Fame career, Coach Lampkin's teams 
accomplished unbelievable success. Her teams won 22 Four Rivers 
Conference championships, 32 district championships, qualified for the 
final four 24 times, and won 13 state championships. 49 young women who 
played for Coach Lampkin have received All State honors. It's safe to 
say if you played volleyball at Hermann High over the last 40 years, 
you experienced a great deal of success.
   Twelve times over the course of her career Coach Lampkin was named 
Coach of the Year by the Missouri Coaches Association. In 2011, she was 
named to the Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association Hall 
of Fame. Two years later she was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall 
of fame.
   Even with all that success and countless accolades I believe Coach 
Lampkin would say her greatest accomplishment was the positive impact 
she had on so many lives. She helped shepherd countless young women 
into adulthood who, in many cases, got to watch their own daughters 
play for arguably the best volleyball coach in Missouri's history. As a 
parent and grandparent there are few greater comforts than knowing when 
your children leave for school they're being taught and cared for by 
people of the highest integrity. Thanks to Coach Linda Lampkin, parents 
in Gasconade County have been given that comfort for 40 years.
   Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Coach Linda Lampkin 
on an extraordinary career and wish her all the best in her much-
deserved retirement.

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