[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 81 (Thursday, June 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 23, 1994]
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                 DR. LARRY DeCOOK ELECTED AOA PRESIDENT

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                           HON. JIM LIGHTFOOT

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 23, 1994

  Mr. LIGHTFOOT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to commend 
a native Iowan, Dr. Larry DeCook, of Newton.
  On June 28, Dr. DeCook will have the honor of being inducted as the 
73d president of the American Optometric Association before his peers 
at AOA's 97th Annual Congress in Minneapolis, MN. Dr. DeCook's 
accomplishments are quite impressive and extend past his field of 
optometry. He was first elected to the 30,000 member organization's 
board of trustees in 1988. Dr. DeCook, a graduate of Pacific College of 
Optometry in Forest Grove, OR, is a past president of the Iowa 
Optometric Association and former chairman of the Iowa Board of 
Optometry.
  In Newton, IA, he has served on the city council, the park 
commission, and the chamber of commerce board. He also is a past 
president of the Jasper County Tuberculosis and Health Association.
  I am pleased to join Dr. DeCook's many friends and colleagues in 
congratulating him and am quite confident he will serve AOA well.

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