[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
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                       CONGRATULATIONS, DR. BARRY

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 1994

  Mr. BARCIA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, today it is with great pleasure 
that I want to tell our colleagues that Dr. Jack Barry of Saginaw, MI, 
will this Saturday be officially installed as the 129th president of 
the Michigan State Medical Society, succeeding Dr. Gilbert Bluhm. He 
will continue the proud tradition of the Michigan State Medical Society 
as one of the premier professional associations in the Nation, having 
been founded in 1866 and increasing its importance for quality medical 
care in my State to this day.
  Dr. Barry will assume his 1-year term as president at a most 
significant period in American health care as we here consider the most 
responsible options for improving our Nation's health care system. 
Whatever we develop, Dr. Barry and his colleagues will have to 
implement and deal with on a daily basis. I have great respect for his 
professional views about how our health delivery system, already the 
best in the world, can be made even better.
  A dedicated physician for more than three decades, Dr. Barry serves 
splendidly on the staffs of Saginaw General Hospital, St. Luke's 
Hospital, and St. Mary's Medical Center. Having received his medical 
education at Wayne State in Detroit, his internship at St. Luke's 
Hospital in Saginaw, and his residency at Hurley Medical Center in 
Flint, he has remained loyal to his home State of Michigan, and those 
of us who have been touched by his care of ourselves, a family member, 
or a friend, remain grateful for his dedication to our needs.
  His devotion to family practice is as strong as his devotion to his 
own family. It is also most essential to the Saginaw community. HIs 
professional accreditation from the American Board of Family Practice, 
the American Medical Association, and the American College of Physician 
Executives are testimony to his wonderful skills.
  Dr. Barry has been one who does not shirk public responsibility. His 
service on the Michigan State Medical Society Board of Directors, and 
on the Saginaw County Medical Society is an admirable dedication to his 
profession.
  Dr. Jack L. Barry has been of great value to his patients, his 
community, and his profession. I have no doubt that he will serve as 
one of the best presidents ever of the Michigan State Medical Society. 
My congratulations to him, his wife Arline, and his entire family.

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