[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 15209-15210]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING DR. PETER MEHAS

  (Mr. NUNES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. NUNES. Madam Speaker, I'd like to pay tribute, as Mr. Costa said, 
to Dr. Pete Mehas, an enthusiastic leader of the central valley and a 
man whom I was privileged to call my friend.
  Pete was a major force in shaping and improving our local school 
system, serving as a schoolteacher, administrator, school 
superintendent, CSU board of trustees member, and he

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leaves a legacy of excellence and commitment that is an outstanding 
role model for future educators.
  Pete's passion, of course, was sports, and it's hard to imagine what 
athletics around Fresno would be like today without his decades-long 
contribution as a high school athlete, college football player, soccer, 
football, and tennis coach, his work on sports scholarships and the 
Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame. Through the coaches he later hired at 
various schools and institutions, he left a lasting impact on the 
sports programs throughout the central valley.
  Aside from his long list of accomplishments, Dr. Mehas was friendly, 
optimistic, and outgoing, with a constant, infectious smile. He was 
widely known in the community and deeply loved. Characteristically, he 
seemed to be at every Fresno State football game. I'll miss seeing him 
there.

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