[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 31 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E431]
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                      TRIBUTE TO DR. JOHN DONOHOO

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 19, 1998

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, Georgetown, Ohio lost one of its finest 
last week: Dr. John Donohoo--known to his many friends, neighbors and 
patients simply as ``Dr. John.''
  Dr. John was an old-fashioned family doctor in the finest American 
tradition. Throughout the 37 years he practiced medicine, if you 
happened to be sick, he came to your home. His fee was whatever the 
patient could afford; sometimes it was cash, other times it was a 
chicken or maybe some homegrown produce. There aren't many like him 
left.
  A Georgetown native, he served in World War II as a medical 
technician before receiving his undergraduate and medical degrees from 
the University of Cincinnati. Dr. John dedicated a great deal of his 
time and leadership to the Brown County community. He served as a board 
member for Brown County Hospital; President of the Georgetown Exempted 
Village School District for nine years; and President of the Brown 
County Board of Health. He was also a member of the Georgetown Village 
Council; Chairman of the Brown County Courthouse Reconstruction 
Association; and an elder and choir member of the Georgetown 
Presbyterian Church. He loved horses and helped to found the Brown 
County Charity Horse Show, as well as owning and operating Donohoo 
Stable for 28 years.
  Dr. John gave so much to so many throughout Brown County, but he will 
be missed the most by his family: his beloved wife of 55 years, Betty 
Donohoo; his children J. Michael Donohoo, Deborah Durbin and Dr. 
Jeffrey Donohoo; his mother Mary Donohoo; and his four grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. John Donohoo represented the highest ideals of the 
medical profession. Throughout his life, he worked to make his 
community a better place to live. I salute his many contributions and 
offer my deepest sympathy to his family and many friends.

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