Gulf Coast Supply Scholarship Honors Carlos Perez Carlos Perez was a dedicated Account Manager at Gulf Coast Supply & Manufacturing for over nine years. He was well educated about the metal roofing industry and always eager to help his customers. His examples of compassion, patience and sincere care for his work were easily recognized by his coworkers and customers alike. He met every challenge as an opportunity to offer grace and improve processes. Carlos was not only an incredible salesman, he was also a kind person of rarity. He was a friend to all who met him, genuine when asking how things were going, optimistic and always smiling. His personal loves were God, family and music. Carlos was a committed husband to his wife of 40 years, an adoring father to two children and a loving grandfather to four. His love for his family was even more extraordinary than his amazing life. To honor his memory, Gulf Coast Supply established the Carlos Perez Memorial Scholarship through the FRSA Educational & Research Foundation. The scholarship will award $2,500 in both 2021 and 2022 to a deserving individual selected by the Foundation Trustees. Other named scholarships include: Austin Ebersold Memorial, Don Springer Family, Tom Walker and Trent Cotney.
In addition to these named scholarships, the Trustees meet each year to determine an amount of general scholarships to award to students from families of FRSA member companies. In 2020, the Foundation awarded $30,000 in scholarships, including the above-named scholarships. Scholarship recipients are chosen from among applications received or postmarked by the deadline; this year the deadline is March 31. Interested applicants can download an application at www.floridaroof.com/scholarships. Funds for Foundation scholarships come from donations to the Foundation designated for scholarships, from earnings on the Endowment corpus and from fundraisers like the annual Foundation Auction. This year’s Auction runs from July 16-23 online and during the Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Expo, July 22-23.
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