[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DR. EARL CRANE

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 27, 1996

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to your 
attention the fine work and outstanding public service of Dr. Earl R. 
Crane, who has made and continues to make a tremendous difference in 
the lives of children in California through his efforts with the 
Children's Dental Health Center in San Bernardino. Dr. Crane will be 
recognized for his 40 years of work with the naming of the Dr. Earl R. 
Crane Children's Dental Health Center on October 3, 1996.
  Dr. Crane came to San Bernardino in 1942 as an army dentist at San 
Bernardino Army Air Base where he settled, and later met and married 
his wife, Marilyn. Recognizing the need for low-cost dental services 
for children, Dr. Crane enlisted the support of the Assistance League 
of San Bernardino, the dental community, and local schools and 
established the Children's Dental Health Center.
  The dental center provides services to children of the working poor 
in San Bernardino. The goal of the center is to help those who are not 
on public assistance and who have no dental insurance. Hundreds of 
students, referred by area schools, are served each year with thousands 
of varying dental procedures at little or no cost. In addition, all 
students in the local school district are screened for dental health by 
the center in the first grade.
  Since 1949, the dental center has been located in the Assistance 
League building. Over the years, Dr. Crane has served on the dental 
center board and as a liaison between the dental community and the 
center. The Assistance League of San Bernardino, which has sponsored 
this philanthropic effort for the children of our community since its 
inception, has decided to honor the man who founded the center and 
remains active in its success.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me and our colleagues in recognizing 
the inspiring efforts of Dr. Earl Crane in making a tremendous 
difference in the lives of thousands of children during the last 40 
years. It is only appropriate that the House recognize this outstanding 
man at the dedication of the Dr. Earl R. Crane Children's Dental Health 
Center.

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