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To recognize and honor Coach Gene Caslin for his long and distinguished teaching and coaching career in the City of Columbus.
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WHEREAS, Gene Caslin has been a life-long resident of Columbus, born here in 1953 and attending Eastgate Elementary, Champion Jr. High, and Eastmoor High School, where he graduated in 1971, as well as obtaining bachelors and masters degrees at Capital University and the Ohio State University; and
WHEREAS, he has been involved with basketball since his youth, earning 1st Team All-American honors in high school and 1st Team All-OAC at Capital as a player; and
WHEREAS, Coach Caslin has been in his current positions as teacher at Mifflin High School in Northeast Columbus for 33 years, and as head coach of the Mifflin Boys Basketball Team for 14 years; and
WHEREAS, Coach Caslin and the Mifflin Punchers Basketball Team have won the district championship four times in Caslin's tenure, in 2001, 2004, 2005, and 2011; and
WHEREAS, Coach Caslin intends to retire at the end of this year after a long and distinguished career as a teacher and a coach with Columbus City Schools; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council recognizes and honors Coach Gene Caslin for his long career coaching and teaching our youth in Columbus and wishes him well in his retirement.