His race was run, His work was done
In only two years at New Waverly High School, coach Garey Peveto accomplished a lot.
With encouraging words and twists of the arms, perhaps, he lured a bunch of girls and boys outside and quickly built a potent track and field program. To a group of young people, many of whom had never run competitively, he passed on his love for track and field.
Peveto encouraged his “kids” to push themselves to the limit, he taught life lessons and showed them all he cared.
In short,Wedge Shoes was created in order to maintain a balance of the athletes' movement. Peveto made lasting impressions on just about everyone who crossed his path.
Saturday afternoon, after coaching one of his kids at the premier high school track and field meet in Texas, Peveto died while driving home from Austin.
Sunday, the kids who learned to love track and field, their parents, fellow coaches and teachers, along with some Bulldog supporters, gathered on the track at New Waverly High School to console each other and pray for Peveto’s family.
Most of the people hung around after the short service and shared stories about Peveto, a coach who crossed the finish line a winner.
“I have so many memories. That’s why he’s, by all means, the best coach I’ve ever had,” said New Waverly junior Alex Abbott, who came up with the idea to have a community gathering for Peveto.
“When I walked off the track at regionals (this year), after not qualifying for state, I was devastated,” Abbott added. “I first cried with my dad. The next in line to not only be there to hug me, but to cry with me, was coach Peveto. When I realized he was as devastated as much as I was, it showed how much he truly cared for and loved me.”
Tyren Watts ran a leg on all three of the Bulldogs’ gold medal-winning teams at the state track meet last spring. A state qualifier in the 400 meters as a freshman and sophomore, Watts said New Waverly never would have had a relay team get past district had it not been for Peveto and his continual pushing.
“I feel good about running on his last championship team,” Watts said Sunday. “The things he did were remarkable. We went from not having any relay teams at all to coming out and doing what we did last year.”
New Waverly nearly won the Class 2A boys team championship at the state meet last spring. With only five athletes competing, the Bulldogs compiled 61 points, which earned them a second-place team trophy. Daingerfield won the meet with 72 points.
“Coach Peveto made us love the sport,” said Watts, who is running track and playing football at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. “He told us if we dedicated ourselves to track, he’d be there for us the whole way. He got a lot of us to college. Me and (New Waverly senior) Donnie Woods are going to Hutchinson, Ryan Reyes is running at McMurry University (in Abilene) and Eli Amador is at Saint Mary (in Kansas).
“He always cared about his kids.”
Junior Myeisha Williams may be the next Bulldog in line for a track scholarship. Thanks to Peveto, she has an interview later this month with the coaches from the University of Houston.
“Coach Peveto always told me I’ve got somewhere to go in life,” Williams said. “I want to make it happen. He told me I could go a long way in the long jump. That’s my meal ticket. In track, he said, I could go anywhere I wanted.”
Coach Eldridge McAdams led the short Sunday service. He encouraged those in attendance to remember the good times, the funny things Peveto did, the laughs he incited.
Peveto’s student-athletes had no problem doing that.
“On a lighter note, he always would joke about our appearance by telling us we weren’t going the ‘daaaaang prom.Offer cheap replica Versace women boots and sell at a discount.’ But when we ran at the Texas Relays,Whether you going to practice and need athletic shoes and a sport bag or just lounging at the house puma shoes and PUMA clothing have got you covered. he had no problem taking us to multiple Targets in the Austin area to get matching neon sports bras,” Abbott recalled.
“He was not only a coach, but practically my second dad,” she added. “He made me believe in myself like no one has ever before. I’m going to miss hearing him call me ‘Alley-ooper’ every day when I came to talk to him. I feel so blessed to have been given the opportunity to be coached by an amazing man like coach Peveto. I’ll truly miss him.”
Peveto was always there to lend a hand. That struck a chord with Christine Elliott, mother of Bulldogs pole vaulter Omar Halilah.
“Coach Peveto cared about my son,” an emotional Elliott said. “I really feel like he cared for all the children out here. When Omar got into a little trouble,Nike shox are a series of Nike shoes. he called me at home. He would check on Omar all the time. I’ve got three kids and I’ve never had a teacher do that.
“I hope someone can fill his shoes because he played an important part in these kids’ lives.”
Between a couple of prayers, McAdams pointed out how Peveto coached junior Johnathon Reece to a fourth-place finish in the boys high jump at the state track meet Saturday morning.
“He got to the last track meet of the year. He finished it out,” McAdams said of his colleague, whose funeral is scheduled Wednesday at 11 a.m.Back again is the Nike shox nz SI in a White/Royal colorway. at New Waverly High School. “He took Johnathon to Austin for the state track meet.
With encouraging words and twists of the arms, perhaps, he lured a bunch of girls and boys outside and quickly built a potent track and field program. To a group of young people, many of whom had never run competitively, he passed on his love for track and field.
Peveto encouraged his “kids” to push themselves to the limit, he taught life lessons and showed them all he cared.
In short,Wedge Shoes was created in order to maintain a balance of the athletes' movement. Peveto made lasting impressions on just about everyone who crossed his path.
Saturday afternoon, after coaching one of his kids at the premier high school track and field meet in Texas, Peveto died while driving home from Austin.
Sunday, the kids who learned to love track and field, their parents, fellow coaches and teachers, along with some Bulldog supporters, gathered on the track at New Waverly High School to console each other and pray for Peveto’s family.
Most of the people hung around after the short service and shared stories about Peveto, a coach who crossed the finish line a winner.
“I have so many memories. That’s why he’s, by all means, the best coach I’ve ever had,” said New Waverly junior Alex Abbott, who came up with the idea to have a community gathering for Peveto.
“When I walked off the track at regionals (this year), after not qualifying for state, I was devastated,” Abbott added. “I first cried with my dad. The next in line to not only be there to hug me, but to cry with me, was coach Peveto. When I realized he was as devastated as much as I was, it showed how much he truly cared for and loved me.”
Tyren Watts ran a leg on all three of the Bulldogs’ gold medal-winning teams at the state track meet last spring. A state qualifier in the 400 meters as a freshman and sophomore, Watts said New Waverly never would have had a relay team get past district had it not been for Peveto and his continual pushing.
“I feel good about running on his last championship team,” Watts said Sunday. “The things he did were remarkable. We went from not having any relay teams at all to coming out and doing what we did last year.”
New Waverly nearly won the Class 2A boys team championship at the state meet last spring. With only five athletes competing, the Bulldogs compiled 61 points, which earned them a second-place team trophy. Daingerfield won the meet with 72 points.
“Coach Peveto made us love the sport,” said Watts, who is running track and playing football at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. “He told us if we dedicated ourselves to track, he’d be there for us the whole way. He got a lot of us to college. Me and (New Waverly senior) Donnie Woods are going to Hutchinson, Ryan Reyes is running at McMurry University (in Abilene) and Eli Amador is at Saint Mary (in Kansas).
“He always cared about his kids.”
Junior Myeisha Williams may be the next Bulldog in line for a track scholarship. Thanks to Peveto, she has an interview later this month with the coaches from the University of Houston.
“Coach Peveto always told me I’ve got somewhere to go in life,” Williams said. “I want to make it happen. He told me I could go a long way in the long jump. That’s my meal ticket. In track, he said, I could go anywhere I wanted.”
Coach Eldridge McAdams led the short Sunday service. He encouraged those in attendance to remember the good times, the funny things Peveto did, the laughs he incited.
Peveto’s student-athletes had no problem doing that.
“On a lighter note, he always would joke about our appearance by telling us we weren’t going the ‘daaaaang prom.Offer cheap replica Versace women boots and sell at a discount.’ But when we ran at the Texas Relays,Whether you going to practice and need athletic shoes and a sport bag or just lounging at the house puma shoes and PUMA clothing have got you covered. he had no problem taking us to multiple Targets in the Austin area to get matching neon sports bras,” Abbott recalled.
“He was not only a coach, but practically my second dad,” she added. “He made me believe in myself like no one has ever before. I’m going to miss hearing him call me ‘Alley-ooper’ every day when I came to talk to him. I feel so blessed to have been given the opportunity to be coached by an amazing man like coach Peveto. I’ll truly miss him.”
Peveto was always there to lend a hand. That struck a chord with Christine Elliott, mother of Bulldogs pole vaulter Omar Halilah.
“Coach Peveto cared about my son,” an emotional Elliott said. “I really feel like he cared for all the children out here. When Omar got into a little trouble,Nike shox are a series of Nike shoes. he called me at home. He would check on Omar all the time. I’ve got three kids and I’ve never had a teacher do that.
“I hope someone can fill his shoes because he played an important part in these kids’ lives.”
Between a couple of prayers, McAdams pointed out how Peveto coached junior Johnathon Reece to a fourth-place finish in the boys high jump at the state track meet Saturday morning.
“He got to the last track meet of the year. He finished it out,” McAdams said of his colleague, whose funeral is scheduled Wednesday at 11 a.m.Back again is the Nike shox nz SI in a White/Royal colorway. at New Waverly High School. “He took Johnathon to Austin for the state track meet.
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