[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 160 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1261-E1262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF MR. JARRED ROME

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                            HON. RICK LARSEN

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 8, 2019

  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the life and 
distinguished athletic career of Mr. Jarred Rome of Marysville, 
Washington, who died on Saturday, September 21 , 2019.
  Mr. Rome attended Marysville Pilchuck High School, where he began his 
career as a discus thrower, graduating in 1995.
  He was a six-time All-American at Boise State University, a two-time 
national champion and a two-time Olympian in the discus.
  After finishing fourteenth at Nationals in 2003, Mr. Rome worked to 
improve, finishing first at the 2004 Olympic trials, qualifying for the 
U.S. Olympic Team.
  He spent 10 years at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, 
California, where he trained and coached the next generation of 
Olympic. athletes.
  He was inducted into the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame on 
Wednesday, September 18, 2019.
  He is survived by his spouse, former U.S. National Women's Field 
Hockey Team midfielder Pamela Spuehler Rome, who he met while training 
in Southern California, his parents and two sisters.
  I would like to honor Mr. Rome for the legacy he created for his 
Washington state community, his lifelong commitment to athletic 
excellence and for his work to help others attain the same.

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