[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 133 (Tuesday, August 6, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1040]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CELEBRATING JIM MONKEN

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                             HON. MIKE BOST

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 6, 2019

  Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate the 
life of Jim Monken, a loving father, football coach, and mentor who 
helped young men in East St. Louis become champions on and off the 
gridiron.
  Youth coaches serve not only to help players win games, but to teach 
them responsibility and accountability as they grow into men. Coach 
Monken will be remembered by those who played under him as a father 
figure who did everything in his power to ensure they succeeded in 
life. If you played for his team, you were a member of his family for 
life. In fact, before his recent passing, Coach Monken was visited by 
many of his former players, a testament to his life-long impact on 
those who played for him.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring Coach Jim Monken, one of 
the most successful youth football coaches in Illinois history and an 
even better human being.