III 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 16, 2006 Mr. Frist submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Dr. Norman Shumway and expressing the condolences of the Senate on his passing.

Whereas Norman Shumway was an inspirational leader and medical pioneer; Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway performed the first successful heart transplant in the United States, and was considered the father of heart transplantation in America; Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway’s seminal work with Dr. Richard Lower at Stanford Medical Center set in motion the longest and most successful clinical cardiac transplant program in the world; Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway co-edited a definitive book on thoracic organ transplantation along with his daughter who is also a cardiac surgeon; Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway continued to research the medical complexities of heart transplants when many were abandoning the procedure because of poor outcomes due to rejection; Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway trained hundreds of surgeons who have gone on to lead academic and clinical cardiac surgical programs around the world; Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway served our country in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946, and in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1953; Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University in 1949, and his doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1956; Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway was awarded with numerous honorary degrees by his peers, including the American Medical Association’s Scientific Achievement Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway is survived by his son, Michael, and three daughters, Amy, Lisa and Sara, and his former wife, Mary Lou; and Whereas Dr. Norman Shumway has left a legacy of life around the world thanks to his tireless work of understanding and perfecting heart transplantation: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)mourns the loss of Dr. Norman Shumway; (2)recognizes his contribution to medical science and discovery; (3)expresses its sympathies to the family of Dr. Norman Shumway; and (4)directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of Dr. Norman Shumway.