[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 40 (Monday, March 15, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2683-S2684]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNITION OF STEVEN BOLTON, MD

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise to honor Dr. Steven Bolton, 
who was recently awarded the Mary Maurita Sengelaub, RSM, Award for 
Meritorious Service for 1998. This award is presented annually to a 
person ``whose contributions to the healing ministry are in striking 
harmony with the works of Catherine McAuley, foundress and first Sister 
of Mercy.''
  Steve Bolton was raised in the city of Detroit. While growing up in 
the city his parents placed a strong emphasis on helping the less 
fortunate in our society, and he has passed that feeling along to his 
three sons. This experience led Steve Bolton, following in the 
footsteps of his older siblings, to dedicate himself to becoming a 
doctor in order to ``understand what makes us human and to use this 
knowledge to help others.'' Steve eventually came to understand how 
poverty affects the health of the ``working poor'' and is now a general 
surgeon at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland making a difference in the lives of 
working families.
  Steve Bolton has also served over the past seven years as volunteer 
medical director of Mercy Place in Pontiac, Michigan. Mercy Place is a 
clinic offering free health care to the community. In addition to his 
demanding work schedule as a general surgeon, Steve volunteers several 
days a week at the clinic. He also often donates his professional fees 
if a patient needs surgery and cannot afford to pay.
  Mr. President, Dr. Steve Bolton is most deserving of the Mary Maurita

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Sengelaub, RSM, Award for Meritorious Service. I know my Senate 
colleagues join me in honoring this extraordinary individual for the 
outstanding work he does on behalf of the community.

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