[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H52-H53]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING COACH JOHN FURLOW

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, every time I come home from Washington, D.C., 
I am welcomed by the sight of Clements High School.
  Clements High School has a marquee on the corner of Sweetwater and 
Elkins that tells information about their school. That marquee was 
heartbreaking for the Ranger Nation this past week. One of our icons, 
tennis coach John Furlow, ``Mr. Clements,'' put on angel wings and flew 
to Heaven last Thursday.
  Coach Furlow was our coach since 1983. He wasn't just content with 
winning titles. He wanted each of his players to win with class, 
dignity, and respect the Furlow way.
  His players loved him. They loved the fact that coach always had warm 
Shipley Do-Nuts for that bus ride at 6 a.m. before dawn for a Saturday 
meet. When they were coming home, they had to stop at Whataburger.
  Coach, thank you for the Shipleys, the Whataburger, and for your 
love. All of us are better off because of you. I

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will close with your final statement: ``Once a Ranger, always a 
Ranger.''

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