[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 147 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5543]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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  RECOGNIZING RETIREMENT OF HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL COACH JERRY GOODPASTURE

  (Mrs. SYKES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SYKES. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize the longtime 
North Canton Hoover High School softball coach, Jerry Goodpasture.
  After a long and successful tenure at the helm of the Hoover Vikings, 
Coach Goodpasture announced his retirement last week.
  Starting as the team's pitching coach over two decades ago, Coach 
Goodpasture helped Hoover win its first two State titles in 1998 and 
1999 before taking over as head coach in 2005. He then led Hoover to 
not one, not two, not three, four, or five, but six Division 1 State 
championships, including four State championships from 2011 to 2014.
  Coach Goodpasture's coaching prowess cemented the Vikings as a 
softball powerhouse, and as a result of his success, he is a three-time 
Hall of Famer. He has been inducted into the Hoover High School 
Athletic Hall of Fame, the Ohio Amateur Softball Association Hall of 
Fame, and the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Hall of Fame.
  Coach Goodpasture will be remembered not only for his impact on the 
young athletes he coached on the softball field but also for the 
students he taught in the classroom for 30 years.
  As one of Stark County's most successful high school coaches of all 
time, Coach Goodpasture's legacy will forever live on in the 
Goodpasture Stadium, the Hoover High School softball field named in his 
honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Coach Jerry Goodpasture on his incredible 
coaching and teaching career. I know the entire Hoover community is 
grateful for his years of dedication, and he will be greatly missed 
this upcoming softball season. I wish him the best of luck in his new 
chapter, and I thank him for making Ohio's 13th District the Birthplace 
of Champions.

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