On October 1, over 20 members of the tennis community gave Austin Ross a nice celebratory send-off at the tennis courts before his left to train for a position in the Secret Service. Austin has been working at HP since May 2023, after earning a degree in Criminal Justice at FGCU. While waiting for his Secret Service application to be approved, he took care of our tennis, pickleball, and bocce courts.
Having spent five years in the Army as a Ranger, he was deployed multiple times in the Middle East.
He received several nice gifts and cards by the tennis staff and HP members.
At the celebration, Mike Lawver, retiring HP Director of Tennis and Pickleball, said “Austin was the most qualified person we’ve ever had. He did an excellent job for us. We congratulate him, and wish him well in his new career.”
