[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                              THANKS, DOC

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 5, 1994

  Mr. BARCIA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity 
to pay tribute to one of the last great oldtime country doctors, Dr. 
E.C. Holdship. Known simply as Doc to those in Ubly, MI, E.C. continues 
to touch the lives of those around him through his interminable 
commitment, dedication, and love for his patients.
  Since 1951, Doc has continued a Holdship medical tradition spanning 
90 years, mending countless sprains, breaks, aches, coughs, and fevers, 
as well as having delivered enough babies to populate the entire city 
of Bad Axe. Doc similarly impacts our community through countless hours 
of service in the Ubly Lion's Club, Community Club, and Thumb Veterans 
Organization. Not surprisingly, Doc's love for his Ubly neighbors is 
best represented by his move to provide needed uniforms for the Ubly 
High School band when the school budget could not.
  Doc's good deeds and medical expertise have not, however, gone 
unnoticed. He is a recipient of the Fraternal Order of Police 
Distinguished Service Award, the Bad Axe Jaycees 1979 Outstanding 
Citizen Award, the Eunice Shriver Award for Special Olympics and Care 
of the Handicapped, and for his dedication, skill, and humanity, his 
peers have named him outstanding physician in the State of Michigan.
  Doc continues to care for those in and around Ubly 5 days a week, and 
as such remains a fixture in our community. I urge my colleagues to 
wish Doc, his lovely wife Dian, his sons Bill and Barry, daughter Gigi, 
and grandsons Nicholas and Alexander our very best.

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