[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4859-H4860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING COACH TOM IRWIN

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
former Bishop Guilfoyle High School football coach Tom Irwin.
  Over his four decades on the sidelines and in the classroom, Coach 
Irwin taught thousands of young men to be team players, to work 
together for the common good, to sacrifice for one another, and to be 
men of character both on the field and off of the field.
  As one of Coach Irwin's former players, I personally am grateful for 
his leadership.
  Through his words and his deeds, Coach Irwin taught his students what 
it meant to be an individual of faith,

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what it meant to pray, and to seek God's guidance during both victory 
and defeat.
  Leading teams of young men onto the football field, Coach Irwin 
prepared his students not only to confront the conflict of crossing the 
goal line, but to prepare for the trials that each man would face later 
throughout their lives.
  As a coach, as a teacher, as a mentor, and a counselor, Tom Irwin has 
impacted the hearts and the souls of countless young students, both 
those who wore football pads and those who did not.

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