[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 12, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E823-E824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN TRIBUTE TO JACK BROOME AND JOHN W. BORCHARD, JR.

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 12, 2004

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to Jack Broome and John 
W. Borchard, Jr., the first recipients of the Catherine McAuley 
Lifetime Achievement Award presented by St. John's Regional Medical 
Center

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in Oxnard, California, and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in 
Camarillo, California.
  Catherine McAuley founded Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland, in the 
early 1800s, serving those who suffered from poverty, illness and a 
lack of education. In 1912, a small band of Sisters of Mercy began 
caring for the sick and suffering in Ventura County, California.
  St. John's Regional Medical Center and St. John's Pleasant Valley 
Hospital are the modern-day manifestations of those early seeds.
  The Catherine McAuley Lifetime Achievement Award pays tribute to 
members of the community for their contributions and volunteerism, 
commitment to society, and espousal of the charisma and values 
exemplified by Catherine McAuley.
  Jack Broome and John W. Borchard, Jr., epitomize that charisma and 
those values.
  Jack Broome was born in Chicago, but came to California early in his 
adult life to pursue farming opportunities in Ventura, Kern and 
Monterery counties. He is one of the key founders of Casa Pacifica and 
continues as a director. Jack currently serves on the University Board 
at Pepperdine University and the Board of Trustees of the House Ear 
Institute. He is chairman of the Ventura County Harbor Commission and 
the Pleasant Valley County Water District.
  Jack's service to St. John's includes chairmanship of St. John's 
Regional Medical Center Foundation, director of the hospital board and 
longtime membership in The Humanitarians. He and his wife; Patricia, 
have three children and eight grandchildren.
  John W. Borchard, Jr., was born at St. John's Hospital and raised on 
an Oxnard farm owned by his family in the 1860s. He left Ventura County 
long enough to graduate from the University of Notre Dame and serve a 
short stint at Eastman Kodak in New York before returning to his roots. 
John has had leadership roles on boards and committees of no less than 
25 organizations. He served the Oxnard Elementary and High Schools, the 
City of Oxnard, the Oxnard Elks, lima bean and citrus cooperatives, and 
for 20 years served as a director on the Ventura County Farm Bureau. 
After 16 years, he recently retired his post as chairman of the Saticoy 
Lemon Association. During that time he also served on the Sunkist 
Growers, Inc., board, including 9 years on its executive board.
  John has also served on the boards of St. John's Seminary and 
Seminary College in Camarillo.
  John's service to St. John's began early, knocking on doors with his 
parents to raise money for the building. In 1968 he became a 
Humanitarian and served 7 years as chairman. He served as a trustee of 
St. John's Regional Medical Center Foundation through two building 
campaigns.
  John and his wife, Nancy, have six children and 11 grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues will join me in congratulating Jack 
Broome and John W. Borchard, Jr., for earning this prestigious 
distinction and join the Foundations of St. John's Regional Medical 
Center and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in honoring them for a 
lifetime of service to their community.

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