[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1111]
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                   A TRIBUTE TO DR. RICHARD J. BOXER

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                         HON. THOMAS M. BARRETT

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 1996

  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I pay tribute today to one of 
Milwaukee County's truly outstanding citizens, Dr. Richard J. Boxer. As 
the Lubavitch House of Wisconsin prepares to honor Dr. Boxer for his 
multitude of contributions to our community, I would like to take a 
moment to reflect on the remarkable achievements of this great man.
  Dr. Boxer, or Rick, as he prefers to be known, has been nationally 
recognized for his countless number of contributions to American 
medicine. Rick is the only member of the board of advisors to the 
Health Policy Institute at both the Medical College of Wisconsin and 
the University of Wisconsin. He has authored 435 scientific articles, 
chapters, and a book and has lectured throughout the world. Rick is the 
former chairman of the surgery department at both Sinai-Samaritan and 
St. Michael Hospitals in Milwaukee. Rick was voted by his peers the 
best urologist in Milwaukee in three separate surveys by Milwaukee 
Magazine in 1987, 1991, and 1996. Rick further serves as the medical 
director of the Bernard and Helen Soref Prostate Cancer Foundation and 
the Gordon Henke Cancer Foundation. In addition, he is a professor in 
the Health Policy Institute and in the Department of Family Medicine at 
the Medical College of Wisconsin.
  President Clinton recognized Rick's capabilities in 1995 when he 
appointed him to the National Cancer Advisory Board and the National 
Institutes of Health. In 1996, Rick broke new international ground when 
he led the first physicians' mission to Israel. In addition to his 
professional associations, Rick selflessly devotes his personal time to 
numerous philanthropic organizations including the Milwaukee's Jewish 
Federation, the Milwaukee Jewish Council, the Wisconsin State of Israel 
Bonds, the Milwaukee Jewish Home and Care Center, the Weizmann 
Institute, and the Friends of Lubavitch.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend the Wisconsin Friends of Lubavitch on its 
excellent selection of Dr. Richard Boxer as this year's honored guest, 
and I wish Rick, his wife Barbara, and their loving children continued 
success in all of their endeavors.

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