
PACE
West
dedicated
their
gym
in
honor
of
Douglas
MacArthur
Lovelace
on
September
24,
2021.
Lovelace,
or
"Mr.
Doug"
as
his
students
affectionately
called
him,
was
a
special
education
teacher
as
well
as
a
basketball
and
kickball
coach
at
the
school
for
over
20
years.
Lovelace
passed
away
on
September
25,
2020.
The
dedication
ceremony
was
attended
by
PACE
West
staff
and
students,
as
well
as
Superintendent
of
Schools
Dr.
LaTanya
D.
McDade,
Division
leadership,
and
members
of
the
School
Board.
Tyrone
Matthewson,
a
school
psychologist
and
co-coach
of
the
basketball
team,
shared
his
sentiment
of
his
former
colleague,
"When
I
look
across
this
room,
I
see
many
people
who
have
been
influenced
by
Doug.
For
example,
his
ability
to
mentor
and
lead
others
is
what
I
see
in
Mr.
Adrian;
his
ability
to
listen
and
be
present
in
the
moment
is
what
I
see
in
Mr.
Jason;
and
in
Colleen
and
Doug,
Jr.,
I
see
the
ability
to
love
and
care
for
others
with
unwavering
resolve.
Doug
exemplified
all
those
things,
and
now
all
those
things
are
in
all
of
us.
That
is
a
true
definition
of
a
legacy."
In
addition
to
his
years
as
a
teacher
and
coach
at
PACE
West,
Lovelace
was
also
a
healthcare
supervisor
at
NOVA
Training
Center
for
15
years.