[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E643]
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                         HONORING GARLAND LIFE

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 15, 2021

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I rise in honor of Garland Life, who 
died on June 2, 2021 at the age of 78. Mr. Life was a longtime educator 
in the Roanoke Valley who made a tremendous positive impact on his 
students.
  Mr. Life was born on June 15, 1942 in McGaheysville, Virginia to 
Cecil and Mary Burner Life. He grew up on a farm and graduated from 
Montevideo High School. Subsequently, he earned degrees from 
Bridgewater College and the University of Virginia.
  During his career as an educator, he worked as a teacher, a principal 
at Andrew Lewis High School in Salem and Cave Spring High School, and 
an administrator of Roanoke County Schools. His students benefited from 
the lessons he taught and the learning environment he created. I 
recognized this firsthand as one of the students at Andrew Lewis High 
School when he was principal. When the Salem School Board signaled 
intentions to remove Andrew Lewis from the high school's name and I 
wanted to keep it, he let me pursue what would become my first public 
campaign in the community. He could have stopped this student-led 
movement, but he didn't. I have always appreciated the indulgence he 
showed his students on this occasion.
  Mr. Life is survived by his wife, Kimberly Hale; son and daughter-in-
law, Jason and Amy Life, daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Paul 
Tesoriere; grandchildren, Benjamin and Megan Life and Bella and Luca 
Tesoriere; stepdaughter, Gretchen Roberts; stepson Andrew Roberts; and 
sister, Janet Wayland. I offer them my condolences on their loss.

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