[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1143]
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                   TRIBUTE TO DR. JOHN A McCALL, JR.

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                            HON. JIM TURNER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 16, 1998

  Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Dr. John A. McCall, Jr., of Crockett, Texas. On June 26, 
1998, Dr. McCall will have the high honor of being inaugurated as 
president of the American Optometric Association at the AOA's 101st 
Annual Congress in Orlando, Florida.
  Dr. McCall is a graduate of the University of Houston College of 
Optometry. He has served the AOA as a member of the board of trustees, 
as secretary-treasurer, as vice-president and as president-elect. He 
has also served on the board of directors of the Texas Optometric 
Association (TOA), and was president of the TOA in 1989. In 1982, he 
was named TOA's Young Optometrist of the Year, and in 1991 he was 
selected as the TOA's Optometrist of the Year.
  Dr. McCall's accomplishments are impressive and extend beyond his 
profession. He served as the mayor of Crockett from 1989-1991, and was 
a member of the city council for six years. He also served as president 
of the Crockett Rotary Club and Jaycees. He was honored for his service 
to those organizations with the Jaycee Distinguished Service Award and 
the Rotary Club Community Service Award.
  Dr. McCall is a member of the medical staff at the East Texas Medical 
Center of Crockett, where he has been providing emergency room coverage 
for ocular trauma since 1984. He currently serves as secretary of the 
medical staff and is a member of the ER review committee.
  Dr. McCall is in practice with his father, Dr. John A. McCall, Sr., 
O.D., but his ties to optometry run even deeper than that. The lineage 
of optometrists in his family extends to his wife, Anne, two of his 
uncles, his father-in-law and his brother-in-law. Not surprisingly, his 
daughter is currently in pre-optometric studies at Southern Methodist 
University.
  Dr. John McCall has distinguished himself as an outstanding leader in 
his profession and his community. I am pleased to join his many friends 
and colleagues in congratulating him on becoming the 77th president of 
the American Optometric Association.

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