[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1137]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING COACH JIM ALGEO

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                        HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 29, 2008

  Ms. SCHWARTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate 
Coach Jim Algeo on celebrating his 40th anniversary as Coach of the 
Lansdale Catholic High School football team. I am proud that such a 
dedicated and honorable man has served the constituents of my district 
for the past four decades.
  For the past 40 years, Coach Jim Algeo has been a teacher and head 
football coach at Lansdale Catholic High School. Through far more than 
football plays and academics, Coach Alego has also taken great pride in 
preparing the young men on his team for life by teaching them to live 
by the admirable motto: ``Faith, Family, and Football.''
  Coach Algeo's well-rounded approach mentoring players has enabled 
Lansdale Catholic to achieve a winning record with five PAC-10 titles 
and six District 1 crowns during his tenure as head coach. Coach Alego 
has been recognized with numerous distinctions and awards, including 
the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, 
Associated Press PA Class AA Coach of the Year and the Maxwell Football 
Club Lifetime Achievement Award. Together, these inspired young men and 
their determined coach were able to bring home the PIAA AA State 
Championship in 2004.
  Coach Alego lives his personal life with the same commitment as his 
life on the field, sharing the past 48 years with the Crusaders' 
biggest cheerleader, Mickey Algeo. Together Jim and Mickey have raised 
nine children, and are the proud grandparents of 16 loving grandkids.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in celebrating Coach 
Jim Algeo's 40th anniversary milestone and in wishing him many more 
years of enriching the lives of those around him. In the many roles 
Coach Alego has been blessed to fulfill in his life, he has set an 
example for all of us to follow

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